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#FFE196 Couscous

#FFE196 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Couscous. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 88.2% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(255, 225, 150)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 100% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black. #FFE196 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.46:1.

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Variations of #FFE196

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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#FFE196 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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#FFE196 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE196 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F9E798
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1DF90
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6E093
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F9E798
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAE597
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD5CE
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDCB3
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBE3D4

#FFE196 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#FFE196 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.46:1 Super#FFE196 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE196 in CSS

/* Couscous */
.color { color: #FFE196; }
.background { background-color: #FFE196; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE196; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 225 150);
color: hsl(43 100% 79%);
color: oklch(0.918 0.099 88.6);

#FFE196 FAQ

What color is #FFE196?

#FFE196 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Couscous. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE196?

#FFE196 is rgb(255, 225, 150) in RGB, hsl(43, 100%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 41%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE196?

The complementary color of #FFE196 is #96B4FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE196?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE196: 16.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE196 a warm or cool color?

#FFE196 is a warm color.