FFEBAE

#FFEBAE closest to Thunderbolt

#FFEBAE is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Thunderbolt. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 92.2% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(255, 235, 174)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. #FFEBAE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.75:1.

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Variations of #FFEBAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #FFEBAE 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 #FDEEB0
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8E8AA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAEAAC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDEEB0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FEEDAF
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE2DB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE7C4
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F1ECDE

#FFEBAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#FFEBAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.75:1 Super#FFEBAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEBAE in CSS

/* Thunderbolt */
.color { color: #FFEBAE; }
.background { background-color: #FFEBAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEBAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 235 174);
color: hsl(45 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.942 0.081 92.1);

#FFEBAE FAQ

What color is #FFEBAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFEBAE?

#FFEBAE is rgb(255, 235, 174) in RGB, hsl(45, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEBAE?

The complementary color of #FFEBAE is #AEC2FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEBAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEBAE: 17.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEBAE a warm or cool color?

#FFEBAE is a warm color.