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#FFE78A Quack Quack

#FFE78A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Quack Quack. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 90.6% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(255, 231, 138)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black. #FFE78A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.05:1.

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Variations of #FFE78A

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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#FFE78A 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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#FFE78A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE78A 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 #FFEB8E
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8E382
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBE586
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEB8E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FEE98C
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDAD1
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE2AF
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EEE7D5

#FFE78A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#FFE78A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.05:1 Super#FFE78A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE78A in CSS

/* Quack Quack */
.color { color: #FFE78A; }
.background { background-color: #FFE78A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE78A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 231 138);
color: hsl(48 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.928 0.116 95.3);

#FFE78A FAQ

What color is #FFE78A?

#FFE78A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Quack Quack. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE78A?

#FFE78A is rgb(255, 231, 138) in RGB, hsl(48, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE78A?

The complementary color of #FFE78A is #8AA2FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE78A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE78A: 17.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE78A a warm or cool color?

#FFE78A is a warm color.