FFED73

#FFED73 closest to Fuzzy Duckling

#FFED73 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 92.9% green and 45.1% blue (rgb(255, 237, 115)). 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. #FFED73 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.61:1.

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Variations of #FFED73

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.

#FFED73 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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#FFED73 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFED73 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 #FFEE79
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFE767
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFE96C
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEE79
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFED76
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDFD2
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE7A7
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F0EBD5

#FFED73 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#FFED73 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.61:1 Super#FFED73 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFED73 in CSS

/* Fuzzy Duckling */
.color { color: #FFED73; }
.background { background-color: #FFED73; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFED73; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 237 115);
color: hsl(52 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.937 0.143 101.0);

#FFED73 FAQ

What color is #FFED73?

#FFED73 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 #FFED73?

#FFED73 is rgb(255, 237, 115) in RGB, hsl(52, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 55%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFED73?

The complementary color of #FFED73 is #7385FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFED73?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFED73: 17.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFED73 a warm or cool color?

#FFED73 is a warm color.