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FFE990

#FFE990 closest to Chickery Chick

#FFE990 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Chickery Chick. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 91.4% green and 56.5% blue (rgb(255, 233, 144)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 44% yellow and 0% black. #FFE990 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.31:1.

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Variations of #FFE990

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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#FFE990 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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#FFE990 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE990 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFEC93
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAE589
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBE78C
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEC93
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEB92
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDDD3
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE4B3
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E9E9E9
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EFE9D7

#FFE990 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#FFE990 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.31:1 Super#FFE990 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE990 in CSS

/* Chickery Chick */
.color { color: #FFE990; }
.background { background-color: #FFE990; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE990; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 233 144);
color: hsl(48 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.933 0.112 95.9);

#FFE990 FAQ

What color is #FFE990?

#FFE990 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Chickery Chick. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE990?

#FFE990 is rgb(255, 233, 144) in RGB, hsl(48, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 44%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE990?

The complementary color of #FFE990 is #90A6FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE990?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE990: 17.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE990 a warm or cool color?

#FFE990 is a warm color.