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#FFE5AA closest to Banana Mania

#FFE5AA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Banana Mania. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 89.8% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(255, 229, 170)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 100% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. #FFE5AA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.04:1.

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Variations of #FFE5AA

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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#FFE5AA 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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#FFE5AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE5AA 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 #F9EAAC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3E3A6
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7E4A8
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F9EAAC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FBE8AB
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDBD5
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE1C0
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EEE7DA

#FFE5AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#FFE5AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.04:1 Super#FFE5AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE5AA in CSS

/* Banana Mania */
.color { color: #FFE5AA; }
.background { background-color: #FFE5AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE5AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 229 170);
color: hsl(42 100% 83%);
color: oklch(0.929 0.080 86.9);

#FFE5AA FAQ

What color is #FFE5AA?

#FFE5AA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Banana Mania. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE5AA?

#FFE5AA is rgb(255, 229, 170) in RGB, hsl(42, 100%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE5AA?

The complementary color of #FFE5AA is #AAC4FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE5AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE5AA: 17.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE5AA a warm or cool color?

#FFE5AA is a warm color.