FFE274

#FFE274 closest to Sweet Corn

#FFE274 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Sweet Corn. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 88.6% green and 45.5% blue (rgb(255, 226, 116)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black. #FFE274 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.38:1.

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Variations of #FFE274

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#FFE274 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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#FFE274 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE274 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 #FDE779
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5DE6A
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9E06E
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDE779
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FDE576
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD4C9
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDCA2
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBE3CE

#FFE274 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#FFE274 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.38:1 Super#FFE274 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE274 in CSS

/* Sweet Corn */
.color { color: #FFE274; }
.background { background-color: #FFE274; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE274; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 226 116);
color: hsl(47 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.915 0.133 94.8);

#FFE274 FAQ

What color is #FFE274?

#FFE274 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sweet Corn. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE274?

#FFE274 is rgb(255, 226, 116) in RGB, hsl(47, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 55%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE274?

The complementary color of #FFE274 is #7491FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE274?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE274: 16.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE274 a warm or cool color?

#FFE274 is a warm color.