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#FFED8A Spätzle Yellow

#FFED8A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Spätzle Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 92.9% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(255, 237, 138)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black. #FFED8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.73:1.

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Variations of #FFED8A

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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#FFED8A 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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#FFED8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFED8A 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 #FFEF8E
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEE882
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEA85
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEF8E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEE8C
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE0D5
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE8B2
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F1ECD9

#FFED8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#FFED8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.73:1 Super#FFED8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFED8A in CSS

/* Spätzle Yellow */
.color { color: #FFED8A; }
.background { background-color: #FFED8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFED8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 237 138);
color: hsl(51 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.940 0.122 99.2);

#FFED8A FAQ

What color is #FFED8A?

#FFED8A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Spätzle Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFED8A?

#FFED8A is rgb(255, 237, 138) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFED8A?

The complementary color of #FFED8A is #8A9CFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFED8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFED8A: 17.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFED8A a warm or cool color?

#FFED8A is a warm color.