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#FFE73B Pac-Man

#FFE73B is a very light, vivid yellow named Pac-Man. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 90.6% green and 23.1% blue (rgb(255, 231, 59)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 100% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 77% yellow and 0% black. #FFE73B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.75:1.

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Variations of #FFE73B

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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#FFE73B 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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#FFE73B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE73B 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 #FFEA48
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FDE00C
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEE327
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEA48
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFE842
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD6C7
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE091
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ECE6CC

#FFE73B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.25:1 Very poor#FFE73B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.75:1 Super#FFE73B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE73B in CSS

/* Pac-Man */
.color { color: #FFE73B; }
.background { background-color: #FFE73B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE73B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 231 59);
color: hsl(53 100% 62%);
color: oklch(0.920 0.177 100.9);

#FFE73B FAQ

What color is #FFE73B?

#FFE73B is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Pac-Man. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE73B?

#FFE73B is rgb(255, 231, 59) in RGB, hsl(53, 100%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 77%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE73B?

The complementary color of #FFE73B is #3B53FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE73B?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE73B: 16.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE73B a warm or cool color?

#FFE73B is a warm color.