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#FFE101 Dandelion

#FFE101 is a very light, vivid yellow named Dandelion. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 88.2% green and 0.4% blue (rgb(255, 225, 1)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. #FFE101 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.02:1.

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Variations of #FFE101

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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#FFE101 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

FFE101011FFF
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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.

FFE10101FFE1E101FF
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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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#FFE101 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE101 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 #FFE528
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9DB00
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBDD00
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE528
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE31A
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCFC0
  • Tritanomaly 83% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDA87
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E1E1E1
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E9E1C6

#FFE101 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.31:1 Very poor#FFE101 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.02:1 Super#FFE101 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE101 in CSS

/* Dandelion */
.color { color: #FFE101; }
.background { background-color: #FFE101; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE101; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 225 1);
color: hsl(53 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.907 0.188 99.5);

#FFE101 FAQ

What color is #FFE101?

#FFE101 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Dandelion. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE101?

#FFE101 is rgb(255, 225, 1) in RGB, hsl(53, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE101?

The complementary color of #FFE101 is #011FFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE101?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE101: 16.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE101 a warm or cool color?

#FFE101 is a warm color.