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#FFE8A9 Bleached Sunflower

#FFE8A9 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Bleached Sunflower. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 91.0% green and 66.3% blue (rgb(255, 232, 169)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 100% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 34% yellow and 0% black. #FFE8A9 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.37:1.

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Variations of #FFE8A9

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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#FFE8A9 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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#FFE8A9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE8A9 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 #FCECAB
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6E6A5
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9E7A6
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FCECAB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FCEBAA
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDED8
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE4C0
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E9E9E9
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EFE9DC

#FFE8A9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#FFE8A9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.37:1 Super#FFE8A9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE8A9 in CSS

/* Bleached Sunflower */
.color { color: #FFE8A9; }
.background { background-color: #FFE8A9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE8A9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 232 169);
color: hsl(44 100% 83%);
color: oklch(0.935 0.084 90.3);

#FFE8A9 FAQ

What color is #FFE8A9?

#FFE8A9 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 #FFE8A9?

#FFE8A9 is rgb(255, 232, 169) in RGB, hsl(44, 100%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 34%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE8A9?

The complementary color of #FFE8A9 is #A9C0FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE8A9?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE8A9: 17.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE8A9 a warm or cool color?

#FFE8A9 is a warm color.