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#FFDFA8 closest to Honey Bee

#FFDFA8 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Honey Bee. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 87.5% green and 65.9% blue (rgb(255, 223, 168)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 100% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 34% yellow and 0% black. #FFDFA8 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.37:1.

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Variations of #FFDFA8

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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#FFDFA8 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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#FFDFA8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFDFA8 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 #F5E6A9
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDDEA4
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3DFA6
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F5E6A9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F8E4A9
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD5D0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDBBC
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EAE2D6

#FFDFA8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#FFDFA8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.37:1 Super#FFDFA8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFDFA8 in CSS

/* Honey Bee */
.color { color: #FFDFA8; }
.background { background-color: #FFDFA8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFDFA8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 223 168);
color: hsl(38 100% 83%);
color: oklch(0.917 0.079 80.9);

#FFDFA8 FAQ

What color is #FFDFA8?

#FFDFA8 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Honey Bee. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFDFA8?

#FFDFA8 is rgb(255, 223, 168) in RGB, hsl(38, 100%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 34%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFDFA8?

The complementary color of #FFDFA8 is #A8C8FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFDFA8?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFDFA8: 16.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFDFA8 a warm or cool color?

#FFDFA8 is a warm color.