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#FFE8BB Gold Buttercup

#FFE8BB is a very light, muted yellow named Gold Buttercup. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 91.0% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(255, 232, 187)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. #FFE8BB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.51:1.

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Variations of #FFE8BB

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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#FFE8BB 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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#FFE8BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE8BB 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 #F9EDBC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3E7B8
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7E8B9
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F9EDBC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FBEBBC
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE0DC
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE5CB
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EAEAEA
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F0EAE0

#FFE8BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.20:1 Very poor#FFE8BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.51:1 Super#FFE8BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE8BB in CSS

/* Gold Buttercup */
.color { color: #FFE8BB; }
.background { background-color: #FFE8BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE8BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 232 187);
color: hsl(40 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.939 0.063 84.0);

#FFE8BB FAQ

What color is #FFE8BB?

#FFE8BB is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Gold Buttercup. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE8BB?

#FFE8BB is rgb(255, 232, 187) in RGB, hsl(40, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE8BB?

The complementary color of #FFE8BB is #BBD2FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE8BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE8BB: 17.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE8BB a warm or cool color?

#FFE8BB is a warm color.