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#FFCE2A closest to Superstar

#FFCE2A is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Superstar. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 80.8% green and 16.5% blue (rgb(255, 206, 42)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 100% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 84% yellow and 0% black. #FFCE2A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.11:1.

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Variations of #FFCE2A

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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#FFCE2A 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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#FFCE2A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCE2A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F3D936
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7CC00
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EECE09
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F3D936
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F6D530
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBBB1
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC77F
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E0D2BB

#FFCE2A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#FFCE2A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.11:1 Super#FFCE2A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCE2A in CSS

/* Superstar */
.color { color: #FFCE2A; }
.background { background-color: #FFCE2A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCE2A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 206 42);
color: hsl(46 100% 58%);
color: oklch(0.870 0.169 90.2);

#FFCE2A FAQ

What color is #FFCE2A?

#FFCE2A is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Superstar. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCE2A?

#FFCE2A is rgb(255, 206, 42) in RGB, hsl(46, 100%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 19%, 84%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCE2A?

The complementary color of #FFCE2A is #2A5BFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCE2A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCE2A: 14.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCE2A a warm or cool color?

#FFCE2A is a warm color.