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#FFD831 Exploding Star

#FFD831 is a very light, vivid yellow named Exploding Star. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 84.7% green and 19.2% blue (rgb(255, 216, 49)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 100% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 81% yellow and 0% black. #FFD831 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.12:1.

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Variations of #FFD831

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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#FFD831 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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#FFD831 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFD831 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F9E03E
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0D400
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F4D618
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F9E03E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FADD37
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFC6BA
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD187
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E4DAC2

#FFD831 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#FFD831 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.12:1 Super#FFD831 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFD831 in CSS

/* Exploding Star */
.color { color: #FFD831; }
.background { background-color: #FFD831; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFD831; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 216 49);
color: hsl(49 100% 60%);
color: oklch(0.890 0.172 94.7);

#FFD831 FAQ

What color is #FFD831?

#FFD831 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Exploding Star. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFD831?

#FFD831 is rgb(255, 216, 49) in RGB, hsl(49, 100%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 15%, 81%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFD831?

The complementary color of #FFD831 is #3158FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFD831?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFD831: 15.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFD831 a warm or cool color?

#FFD831 is a warm color.