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FFEB16

#FFEB16 closest to Pure Sunshine

#FFEB16 is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Pure Sunshine. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 92.2% green and 8.6% blue (rgb(255, 235, 22)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 100% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 91% yellow and 0% black. #FFEB16 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.15:1.

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Variations of #FFEB16

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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#FFEB16 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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#FFEB16 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFEB16 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 #FFEC32
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFE300
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFE600
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEC32
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEB27
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD9C9
  • Tritanomaly 83% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE48E
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E8E8E8
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EEE9CD

#FFEB16 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.22:1 Very poor#FFEB16 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.15:1 Super#FFEB16 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEB16 in CSS

/* Pure Sunshine */
.color { color: #FFEB16; }
.background { background-color: #FFEB16; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEB16; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 235 22);
color: hsl(55 100% 54%);
color: oklch(0.927 0.192 103.1);

#FFEB16 FAQ

What color is #FFEB16?

#FFEB16 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Pure Sunshine. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFEB16?

#FFEB16 is rgb(255, 235, 22) in RGB, hsl(55, 100%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 91%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEB16?

The complementary color of #FFEB16 is #162AFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEB16?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEB16: 17.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEB16 a warm or cool color?

#FFEB16 is a warm color.