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#FFE149 closest to Cheese It Up

#FFE149 is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Cheese It Up. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 88.2% green and 28.6% blue (rgb(255, 225, 73)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 100% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 71% yellow and 0% black. #FFE149 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.12:1.

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Variations of #FFE149

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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#FFE149 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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#FFE149 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE149 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 #FFE652
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7DC30
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FADE3B
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE652
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FEE44E
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD0C3
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDA92
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E1E1E1
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E9E1C9

#FFE149 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.30:1 Very poor#FFE149 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.12:1 Super#FFE149 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE149 in CSS

/* Cheese It Up */
.color { color: #FFE149; }
.background { background-color: #FFE149; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE149; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 225 73);
color: hsl(50 100% 64%);
color: oklch(0.909 0.165 97.7);

#FFE149 FAQ

What color is #FFE149?

#FFE149 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Cheese It Up. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE149?

#FFE149 is rgb(255, 225, 73) in RGB, hsl(50, 100%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 71%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE149?

The complementary color of #FFE149 is #4967FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE149?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE149: 16.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE149 a warm or cool color?

#FFE149 is a warm color.