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#FFE6AA closest to Bleached Sunflower

#FFE6AA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Bleached Sunflower. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 90.2% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(255, 230, 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. #FFE6AA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.15:1.

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Variations of #FFE6AA

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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#FFE6AA 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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#FFE6AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE6AA 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 #FAEBAC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F4E4A6
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7E5A7
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FAEBAC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FBE9AB
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDCD6
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE2C0
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E8E8E8
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EEE8DB

#FFE6AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.22:1 Very poor#FFE6AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.15:1 Super#FFE6AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE6AA in CSS

/* Bleached Sunflower */
.color { color: #FFE6AA; }
.background { background-color: #FFE6AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE6AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 230 170);
color: hsl(42 100% 83%);
color: oklch(0.931 0.081 88.0);

#FFE6AA FAQ

What color is #FFE6AA?

#FFE6AA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Bleached Sunflower. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE6AA?

#FFE6AA is rgb(255, 230, 170) in RGB, hsl(42, 100%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE6AA?

The complementary color of #FFE6AA is #AAC3FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE6AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE6AA: 17.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE6AA a warm or cool color?

#FFE6AA is a warm color.