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#FFE8BC Gold Buttercup

#FFE8BC 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 73.7% blue (rgb(255, 232, 188)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. #FFE8BC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.52:1.

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Variations of #FFE8BC

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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#FFE8BC 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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#FFE8BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE8BC 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 #F9EDBD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3E7B9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7E8BA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F9EDBD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAEBBD
  • 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 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EAEAEA
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F0EAE0

#FFE8BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.20:1 Very poor#FFE8BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.52:1 Super#FFE8BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE8BC in CSS

/* Gold Buttercup */
.color { color: #FFE8BC; }
.background { background-color: #FFE8BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE8BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 232 188);
color: hsl(39 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.939 0.062 83.5);

#FFE8BC FAQ

What color is #FFE8BC?

#FFE8BC 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 #FFE8BC?

#FFE8BC is rgb(255, 232, 188) in RGB, hsl(39, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE8BC?

The complementary color of #FFE8BC is #BCD3FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE8BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE8BC: 17.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE8BC a warm or cool color?

#FFE8BC is a warm color.