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#FFE577 closest to Sandworm

#FFE577 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Sandworm. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 89.8% green and 46.7% blue (rgb(255, 229, 119)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black. #FFE577 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.73:1.

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Variations of #FFE577

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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#FFE577 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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#FFE577 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE577 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 #FFE97C
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8E06D
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAE271
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE97C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FEE779
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD7CC
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDFA5
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ECE5D1

#FFE577 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#FFE577 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.73:1 Super#FFE577 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE577 in CSS

/* Sandworm */
.color { color: #FFE577; }
.background { background-color: #FFE577; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE577; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 229 119);
color: hsl(49 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.922 0.133 96.3);

#FFE577 FAQ

What color is #FFE577?

#FFE577 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sandworm. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE577?

#FFE577 is rgb(255, 229, 119) in RGB, hsl(49, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 53%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE577?

The complementary color of #FFE577 is #7791FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE577?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE577: 16.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE577 a warm or cool color?

#FFE577 is a warm color.