FFE35E

#FFE35E closest to Goldfinch

#FFE35E 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 36.9% blue (rgb(255, 227, 94)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 100% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 63% yellow and 0% black. #FFE35E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.40:1.

#FFE35E color conversion

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Variations of #FFE35E

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.

#FFE35E 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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#FFE35E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE35E 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 #FFE765
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8DE4E
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAE055
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE765
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE561
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD3C7
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDD9A
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBE3CC

#FFE35E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#FFE35E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.40:1 Super#FFE35E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE35E in CSS

/* Goldfinch */
.color { color: #FFE35E; }
.background { background-color: #FFE35E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE35E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 227 94);
color: hsl(50 100% 68%);
color: oklch(0.915 0.153 97.4);

#FFE35E FAQ

What color is #FFE35E?

#FFE35E 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 #FFE35E?

#FFE35E is rgb(255, 227, 94) in RGB, hsl(50, 100%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 63%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE35E?

The complementary color of #FFE35E is #5E7AFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE35E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE35E: 16.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE35E a warm or cool color?

#FFE35E is a warm color.