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#FFEDA6 Sour Lemon

#FFEDA6 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Sour Lemon. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 92.9% green and 65.1% blue (rgb(255, 237, 166)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 100% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. #FFEDA6 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.92:1.

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Variations of #FFEDA6

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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#FFEDA6 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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#FFEDA6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFEDA6 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 #FFF0A8
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBE9A1
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCEBA3
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF0A8
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEEA7
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE3DB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE9C0
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EDEDED
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F2EDDE

#FFEDA6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.17:1 Very poor#FFEDA6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.92:1 Super#FFEDA6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEDA6 in CSS

/* Sour Lemon */
.color { color: #FFEDA6; }
.background { background-color: #FFEDA6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEDA6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 237 166);
color: hsl(48 100% 83%);
color: oklch(0.944 0.091 95.6);

#FFEDA6 FAQ

What color is #FFEDA6?

#FFEDA6 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sour Lemon. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFEDA6?

#FFEDA6 is rgb(255, 237, 166) in RGB, hsl(48, 100%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEDA6?

The complementary color of #FFEDA6 is #A6B8FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEDA6?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEDA6: 17.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEDA6 a warm or cool color?

#FFEDA6 is a warm color.