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#FFE52D Pac-Man

#FFE52D is a very light, vivid yellow named Pac-Man. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 89.8% green and 17.6% blue (rgb(255, 229, 45)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 82% yellow and 0% black. #FFE52D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.50:1.

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Variations of #FFE52D

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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#FFE52D 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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#FFE52D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE52D 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 #FFE83D
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCDE00
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FDE107
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE83D
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE636
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD3C4
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDE8D
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBE4CA

#FFE52D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#FFE52D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.50:1 Super#FFE52D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE52D in CSS

/* Pac-Man */
.color { color: #FFE52D; }
.background { background-color: #FFE52D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE52D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 229 45);
color: hsl(53 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.916 0.182 100.4);

#FFE52D FAQ

What color is #FFE52D?

#FFE52D 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 #FFE52D?

#FFE52D is rgb(255, 229, 45) in RGB, hsl(53, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 82%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE52D?

The complementary color of #FFE52D is #2D47FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE52D?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE52D: 16.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE52D a warm or cool color?

#FFE52D is a warm color.