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#FFBC2E Vibrant Honey

#FFBC2E is a light, vivid yellow named Vibrant Honey. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 73.7% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(255, 188, 46)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 82% yellow and 0% black. #FFBC2E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.48:1.

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Variations of #FFBC2E

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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#FFBC2E 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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#FFBC2E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBC2E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6CE36
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7BE02
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3BF19
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6CE36
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDC831
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFA8A2
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB476
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7C5B1

#FFBC2E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#FFBC2E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.48:1 Super#FFBC2E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBC2E in CSS

/* Vibrant Honey */
.color { color: #FFBC2E; }
.background { background-color: #FFBC2E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBC2E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 188 46);
color: hsl(41 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.836 0.162 80.5);

#FFBC2E FAQ

What color is #FFBC2E?

#FFBC2E is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Vibrant Honey. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFBC2E?

#FFBC2E is rgb(255, 188, 46) in RGB, hsl(41, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 82%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBC2E?

The complementary color of #FFBC2E is #2E71FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBC2E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBC2E: 12.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBC2E a warm or cool color?

#FFBC2E is a warm color.