FFE37D

#FFE37D closest to Silken Gold

#FFE37D is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Silken Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 89.0% green and 49.0% blue (rgb(255, 227, 125)). 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. #FFE37D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.54:1.

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Variations of #FFE37D

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.

#FFE37D 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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#FFE37D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE37D 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 #FDE881
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6DF74
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9E178
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDE881
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FDE67F
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD5CB
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDDA7
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBE4D0

#FFE37D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#FFE37D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.54:1 Super#FFE37D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE37D in CSS

/* Silken Gold */
.color { color: #FFE37D; }
.background { background-color: #FFE37D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE37D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 227 125);
color: hsl(47 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.918 0.126 94.4);

#FFE37D FAQ

What color is #FFE37D?

#FFE37D 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 #FFE37D?

#FFE37D is rgb(255, 227, 125) in RGB, hsl(47, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 51%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE37D?

The complementary color of #FFE37D is #7D99FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE37D?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE37D: 16.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE37D a warm or cool color?

#FFE37D is a warm color.