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#FFE299 Couscous

#FFE299 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Couscous. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 88.6% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(255, 226, 153)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. #FFE299 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.59:1.

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Variations of #FFE299

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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#FFE299 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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#FFE299 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE299 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 #F9E89B
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2E094
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6E196
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F9E89B
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAE69A
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD7CF
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDDB5
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBE4D5

#FFE299 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#FFE299 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.59:1 Super#FFE299 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE299 in CSS

/* Couscous */
.color { color: #FFE299; }
.background { background-color: #FFE299; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE299; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 226 153);
color: hsl(43 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.921 0.097 88.7);

#FFE299 FAQ

What color is #FFE299?

#FFE299 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 #FFE299?

#FFE299 is rgb(255, 226, 153) in RGB, hsl(43, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE299?

The complementary color of #FFE299 is #99B6FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE299?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE299: 16.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE299 a warm or cool color?

#FFE299 is a warm color.