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#FFEC99 closest to Drover

#FFEC99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Drover. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 92.5% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(255, 236, 153)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. #FFEC99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.71:1.

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Variations of #FFEC99

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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#FFEC99 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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#FFEC99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFEC99 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 #FFEF9C
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCE893
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FDE995
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEF9C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFED9B
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE1D7
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE7B9
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F1ECDB

#FFEC99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#FFEC99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.71:1 Super#FFEC99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEC99 in CSS

/* Drover */
.color { color: #FFEC99; }
.background { background-color: #FFEC99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEC99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 236 153);
color: hsl(49 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.940 0.105 96.8);

#FFEC99 FAQ

What color is #FFEC99?

#FFEC99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Drover. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFEC99?

#FFEC99 is rgb(255, 236, 153) in RGB, hsl(49, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEC99?

The complementary color of #FFEC99 is #99ACFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEC99?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEC99: 17.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEC99 a warm or cool color?

#FFEC99 is a warm color.