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#FFE253 closest to Royal Star

#FFE253 is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Royal Star. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 88.6% green and 32.5% blue (rgb(255, 226, 83)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 100% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 67% yellow and 0% black. #FFE253 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.26:1.

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Variations of #FFE253

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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#FFE253 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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#FFE253 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE253 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 #FFE75B
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8DD40
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FADF48
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE75B
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE457
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD2C5
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDC95
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E2E2E2
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EAE2CA

#FFE253 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.29:1 Very poor#FFE253 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.26:1 Super#FFE253 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE253 in CSS

/* Royal Star */
.color { color: #FFE253; }
.background { background-color: #FFE253; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE253; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 226 83);
color: hsl(50 100% 66%);
color: oklch(0.912 0.160 97.6);

#FFE253 FAQ

What color is #FFE253?

#FFE253 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Royal Star. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE253?

#FFE253 is rgb(255, 226, 83) in RGB, hsl(50, 100%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 67%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE253?

The complementary color of #FFE253 is #5370FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE253?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE253: 16.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE253 a warm or cool color?

#FFE253 is a warm color.