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#FFE357 closest to Goldfinch

#FFE357 is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Goldfinch. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 89.0% green and 34.1% blue (rgb(255, 227, 87)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 100% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 66% yellow and 0% black. #FFE357 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.38:1.

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Variations of #FFE357

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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#FFE357 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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#FFE357 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE357 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 #FFE75F
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8DE45
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBE04D
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE75F
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE55B
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD3C6
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDD97
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EAE3CB

#FFE357 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#FFE357 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.38:1 Super#FFE357 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE357 in CSS

/* Goldfinch */
.color { color: #FFE357; }
.background { background-color: #FFE357; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE357; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 227 87);
color: hsl(50 100% 67%);
color: oklch(0.914 0.158 97.8);

#FFE357 FAQ

What color is #FFE357?

#FFE357 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Goldfinch. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE357?

#FFE357 is rgb(255, 227, 87) in RGB, hsl(50, 100%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 66%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE357?

The complementary color of #FFE357 is #5773FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE357?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE357: 16.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE357 a warm or cool color?

#FFE357 is a warm color.