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#FFE381 closest to Silken Gold

#FFE381 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 50.6% blue (rgb(255, 227, 129)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 100% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black. #FFE381 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.56:1.

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Variations of #FFE381

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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#FFE381 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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#FFE381 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE381 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 #FDE885
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5DF79
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8E17C
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDE885
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FDE683
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD6CC
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDEA9
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBE4D1

#FFE381 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#FFE381 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.56:1 Super#FFE381 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE381 in CSS

/* Silken Gold */
.color { color: #FFE381; }
.background { background-color: #FFE381; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE381; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 227 129);
color: hsl(47 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.919 0.122 93.9);

#FFE381 FAQ

What color is #FFE381?

#FFE381 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 #FFE381?

#FFE381 is rgb(255, 227, 129) in RGB, hsl(47, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 49%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE381?

The complementary color of #FFE381 is #819DFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE381?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE381: 16.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE381 a warm or cool color?

#FFE381 is a warm color.