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#FFE600 Star

#FFE600 is a very light, vivid yellow named Star. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 90.2% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(255, 230, 0)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. #FFE600 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.57:1.

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Variations of #FFE600

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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#FFE600 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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#FFE600 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE600 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 #FFE929
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FDDF00
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEE200
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE929
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE71B
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD4C4
  • Tritanomaly 83% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFDF8A
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBE5C9

#FFE600 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#FFE600 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.57:1 Super#FFE600 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE600 in CSS

/* Star */
.color { color: #FFE600; }
.background { background-color: #FFE600; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE600; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 230 0);
color: hsl(54 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.917 0.192 101.4);

#FFE600 FAQ

What color is #FFE600?

#FFE600 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Star. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE600?

#FFE600 is rgb(255, 230, 0) in RGB, hsl(54, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE600?

The complementary color of #FFE600 is #0019FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE600?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE600: 16.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE600 a warm or cool color?

#FFE600 is a warm color.