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#FFE397 Crème Brûlée

#FFE397 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Crème Brûlée. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 89.0% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(255, 227, 151)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black. #FFE397 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.69:1.

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Variations of #FFE397

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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#FFE397 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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#FFE397 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE397 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 #FAE99A
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3E191
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7E294
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FAE99A
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FBE698
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD7D0
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDEB4
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ECE5D5

#FFE397 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#FFE397 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.69:1 Super#FFE397 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE397 in CSS

/* Crème Brûlée */
.color { color: #FFE397; }
.background { background-color: #FFE397; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE397; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 227 151);
color: hsl(44 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.922 0.100 90.0);

#FFE397 FAQ

What color is #FFE397?

#FFE397 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Crème Brûlée. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE397?

#FFE397 is rgb(255, 227, 151) in RGB, hsl(44, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 41%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE397?

The complementary color of #FFE397 is #97B3FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE397?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE397: 16.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE397 a warm or cool color?

#FFE397 is a warm color.