FFE562

#FFE562 closest to Goldfinch

#FFE562 is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Goldfinch. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 89.8% green and 38.4% blue (rgb(255, 229, 98)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 100% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 62% yellow and 0% black. #FFE562 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.64:1.

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Variations of #FFE562

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#FFE562 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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#FFE562 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE562 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 #FFE969
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAE053
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCE259
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE969
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE765
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD6C9
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDF9C
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ECE5CE

#FFE562 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#FFE562 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.64:1 Super#FFE562 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE562 in CSS

/* Goldfinch */
.color { color: #FFE562; }
.background { background-color: #FFE562; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE562; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 229 98);
color: hsl(50 100% 69%);
color: oklch(0.919 0.151 98.1);

#FFE562 FAQ

What color is #FFE562?

#FFE562 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Goldfinch. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE562?

#FFE562 is rgb(255, 229, 98) in RGB, hsl(50, 100%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE562?

The complementary color of #FFE562 is #627CFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE562?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE562: 16.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE562 a warm or cool color?

#FFE562 is a warm color.