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#FFE99F Eggnog

#FFE99F is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Eggnog. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 91.4% green and 62.4% blue (rgb(255, 233, 159)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 100% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. #FFE99F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.41:1.

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Variations of #FFE99F

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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#FFE99F 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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#FFE99F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE99F 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 #FEEDA2
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8E69A
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAE79C
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FEEDA2
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FEEBA0
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDED6
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE5BB
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EAEAEA
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EFEADA

#FFE99F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#FFE99F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.41:1 Super#FFE99F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE99F in CSS

/* Eggnog */
.color { color: #FFE99F; }
.background { background-color: #FFE99F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE99F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 233 159);
color: hsl(46 100% 81%);
color: oklch(0.935 0.096 93.5);

#FFE99F FAQ

What color is #FFE99F?

#FFE99F is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Eggnog. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE99F?

#FFE99F is rgb(255, 233, 159) in RGB, hsl(46, 100%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 38%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE99F?

The complementary color of #FFE99F is #9FB5FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE99F?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE99F: 17.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE99F a warm or cool color?

#FFE99F is a warm color.