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#FFE27E Silken Gold

#FFE27E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Silken Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 88.6% green and 49.4% blue (rgb(255, 226, 126)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 100% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 51% yellow and 0% black. #FFE27E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.43:1.

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Variations of #FFE27E

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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#FFE27E 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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#FFE27E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE27E 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 #FCE782
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5DE75
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8E079
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FCE782
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FCE580
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD4CB
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDDA7
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBE3D0

#FFE27E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#FFE27E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.43:1 Super#FFE27E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE27E in CSS

/* Silken Gold */
.color { color: #FFE27E; }
.background { background-color: #FFE27E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE27E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 226 126);
color: hsl(47 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.916 0.124 93.6);

#FFE27E FAQ

What color is #FFE27E?

#FFE27E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Silken Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE27E?

#FFE27E is rgb(255, 226, 126) in RGB, hsl(47, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 51%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE27E?

The complementary color of #FFE27E is #7E9BFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE27E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE27E: 16.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE27E a warm or cool color?

#FFE27E is a warm color.