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#FFEC74 Fuzzy Duckling

#FFEC74 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Fuzzy Duckling. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 92.5% green and 45.5% blue (rgb(255, 236, 116)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black. #FFEC74 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.50:1.

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Variations of #FFEC74

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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#FFEC74 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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#FFEC74 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFEC74 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 #FFEE7A
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFE668
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFE86D
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEE7A
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFED77
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDED1
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE6A7
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EAEAEA
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F0EBD5

#FFEC74 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.20:1 Very poor#FFEC74 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.50:1 Super#FFEC74 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEC74 in CSS

/* Fuzzy Duckling */
.color { color: #FFEC74; }
.background { background-color: #FFEC74; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEC74; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 236 116);
color: hsl(52 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.935 0.142 100.4);

#FFEC74 FAQ

What color is #FFEC74?

#FFEC74 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFEC74?

#FFEC74 is rgb(255, 236, 116) in RGB, hsl(52, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 55%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEC74?

The complementary color of #FFEC74 is #7487FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEC74?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEC74: 17.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEC74 a warm or cool color?

#FFEC74 is a warm color.