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#FFE201 closest to Star

#FFE201 is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Star. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 88.6% green and 0.4% blue (rgb(255, 226, 1)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. #FFE201 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.13:1.

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Variations of #FFE201

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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#FFE201 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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#FFE201 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE201 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 #FFE628
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FADC00
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCDE00
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE628
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE41A
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD0C1
  • Tritanomaly 83% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDB87
  • 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 #E9E2C6

#FFE201 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.30:1 Very poor#FFE201 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.13:1 Super#FFE201 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE201 in CSS

/* Star */
.color { color: #FFE201; }
.background { background-color: #FFE201; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE201; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 226 1);
color: hsl(53 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.909 0.189 99.9);

#FFE201 FAQ

What color is #FFE201?

#FFE201 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Star. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE201?

#FFE201 is rgb(255, 226, 1) in RGB, hsl(53, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE201?

The complementary color of #FFE201 is #011EFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE201?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE201: 16.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE201 a warm or cool color?

#FFE201 is a warm color.