FFD995

#FFD995 closest to Evening Glow

#FFD995 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Evening Glow. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 85.1% green and 58.4% blue (rgb(255, 217, 149)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 100% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. #FFD995 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.61:1.

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Variations of #FFD995

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#FFD995 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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#FFD995 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFD995 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F3E297
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EAD890
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0D992
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F3E297
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F6DF96
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCDC8
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD4AF
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7DDCF

#FFD995 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.35:1 Very poor#FFD995 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.61:1 Super#FFD995 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFD995 in CSS

/* Evening Glow */
.color { color: #FFD995; }
.background { background-color: #FFD995; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFD995; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 217 149);
color: hsl(38 100% 79%);
color: oklch(0.902 0.095 81.5);

#FFD995 FAQ

What color is #FFD995?

#FFD995 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Evening Glow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFD995?

#FFD995 is rgb(255, 217, 149) in RGB, hsl(38, 100%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFD995?

The complementary color of #FFD995 is #95BBFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFD995?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFD995: 15.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFD995 a warm or cool color?

#FFD995 is a warm color.