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#FFE02C closest to Emoji Yellow

#FFE02C is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Emoji Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 87.8% green and 17.3% blue (rgb(255, 224, 44)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 83% yellow and 0% black. #FFE02C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.95:1.

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Variations of #FFE02C

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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#FFE02C 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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#FFE02C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE02C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFE53C
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7DA00
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FADD06
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE53C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE334
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCEC0
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD98A
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E0E0E0
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8E0C6

#FFE02C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.32:1 Very poor#FFE02C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.95:1 Super#FFE02C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE02C in CSS

/* Emoji Yellow */
.color { color: #FFE02C; }
.background { background-color: #FFE02C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE02C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 224 44);
color: hsl(51 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.906 0.179 98.4);

#FFE02C FAQ

What color is #FFE02C?

#FFE02C is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Emoji Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE02C?

#FFE02C is rgb(255, 224, 44) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 83%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE02C?

The complementary color of #FFE02C is #2C4BFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE02C?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE02C: 15.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE02C a warm or cool color?

#FFE02C is a warm color.