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#FFE9BB Gold Buttercup

#FFE9BB is a very light, muted yellow named Gold Buttercup. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 91.4% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(255, 233, 187)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. #FFE9BB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.63:1.

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Variations of #FFE9BB

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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#FFE9BB 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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#FFE9BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE9BB 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 #FAEEBC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F4E8B8
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8E9B9
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FAEEBC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FBECBC
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE1DC
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE6CB
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F0EBE0

#FFE9BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#FFE9BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.63:1 Super#FFE9BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE9BB in CSS

/* Gold Buttercup */
.color { color: #FFE9BB; }
.background { background-color: #FFE9BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE9BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 233 187);
color: hsl(41 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.941 0.064 85.4);

#FFE9BB FAQ

What color is #FFE9BB?

#FFE9BB 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 #FFE9BB?

#FFE9BB is rgb(255, 233, 187) in RGB, hsl(41, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE9BB?

The complementary color of #FFE9BB is #BBD1FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE9BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE9BB: 17.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE9BB a warm or cool color?

#FFE9BB is a warm color.