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#FFE495 Banana Republic

#FFE495 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Banana Republic. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 89.4% green and 58.4% blue (rgb(255, 228, 149)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 100% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. #FFE495 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.78:1.

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Variations of #FFE495

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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#FFE495 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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#FFE495 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE495 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 #FBE998
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F4E18F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8E391
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FBE998
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FCE796
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD8D0
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDFB3
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ECE5D5

#FFE495 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.25:1 Very poor#FFE495 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.78:1 Super#FFE495 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE495 in CSS

/* Banana Republic */
.color { color: #FFE495; }
.background { background-color: #FFE495; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE495; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 228 149);
color: hsl(45 100% 79%);
color: oklch(0.924 0.102 91.3);

#FFE495 FAQ

What color is #FFE495?

#FFE495 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Banana Republic. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE495?

#FFE495 is rgb(255, 228, 149) in RGB, hsl(45, 100%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 42%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE495?

The complementary color of #FFE495 is #95B0FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE495?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE495: 16.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE495 a warm or cool color?

#FFE495 is a warm color.