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#FFE56E closest to Fuzzy Duckling

#FFE56E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 89.8% green and 43.1% blue (rgb(255, 229, 110)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 57% yellow and 0% black. #FFE56E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.68:1.

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Variations of #FFE56E

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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#FFE56E 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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#FFE56E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE56E 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 #FFE973
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9E062
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBE267
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE973
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE771
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD6CA
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDFA1
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ECE5CF

#FFE56E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#FFE56E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.68:1 Super#FFE56E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE56E in CSS

/* Fuzzy Duckling */
.color { color: #FFE56E; }
.background { background-color: #FFE56E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE56E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 229 110);
color: hsl(49 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.920 0.141 97.1);

#FFE56E FAQ

What color is #FFE56E?

#FFE56E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE56E?

#FFE56E is rgb(255, 229, 110) in RGB, hsl(49, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 57%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE56E?

The complementary color of #FFE56E is #6E88FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE56E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE56E: 16.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE56E a warm or cool color?

#FFE56E is a warm color.