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#FFE449 closest to Pac-Man

#FFE449 is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Pac-Man. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 89.4% green and 28.6% blue (rgb(255, 228, 73)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 100% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 71% yellow and 0% black. #FFE449 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.45:1.

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Variations of #FFE449

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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#FFE449 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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#FFE449 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE449 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 #FFE853
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FADE2F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCE03B
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE853
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE64E
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD3C5
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDD93
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBE4CB

#FFE449 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#FFE449 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.45:1 Super#FFE449 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE449 in CSS

/* Pac-Man */
.color { color: #FFE449; }
.background { background-color: #FFE449; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE449; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 228 73);
color: hsl(51 100% 64%);
color: oklch(0.915 0.167 99.1);

#FFE449 FAQ

What color is #FFE449?

#FFE449 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Pac-Man. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE449?

#FFE449 is rgb(255, 228, 73) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 71%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE449?

The complementary color of #FFE449 is #4964FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE449?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE449: 16.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE449 a warm or cool color?

#FFE449 is a warm color.