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#FFBA2E Buddha’s Love Handles

#FFBA2E is a light, vivid yellow named Buddha’s Love Handles. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 72.9% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(255, 186, 46)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 82% yellow and 0% black. #FFBA2E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.32:1.

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Variations of #FFBA2E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFBA2E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFBA2E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBA2E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E5CD35
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5BC04
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2BD19
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5CD35
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ECC630
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFA6A0
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB274
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6C3AF

#FFBA2E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#FFBA2E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.32:1 Super#FFBA2E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBA2E in CSS

/* Buddha’s Love Handles */
.color { color: #FFBA2E; }
.background { background-color: #FFBA2E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBA2E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 186 46);
color: hsl(40 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.832 0.161 79.4);

#FFBA2E FAQ

What color is #FFBA2E?

#FFBA2E is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Buddha’s Love Handles. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFBA2E?

#FFBA2E is rgb(255, 186, 46) in RGB, hsl(40, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 82%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBA2E?

The complementary color of #FFBA2E is #2E73FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBA2E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBA2E: 12.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBA2E a warm or cool color?

#FFBA2E is a warm color.