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#FFEDAA Thunderbolt

#FFEDAA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Thunderbolt. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 92.9% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(255, 237, 170)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 100% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. #FFEDAA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.95:1.

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Variations of #FFEDAA

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

How #FFEDAA 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 #FFF0AC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBEAA5
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCEBA7
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF0AC
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEEAB
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE3DC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE9C3
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EDEDED
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F2EDDF

#FFEDAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.17:1 Very poor#FFEDAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.95:1 Super#FFEDAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEDAA in CSS

/* Thunderbolt */
.color { color: #FFEDAA; }
.background { background-color: #FFEDAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEDAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 237 170);
color: hsl(47 100% 83%);
color: oklch(0.945 0.087 94.9);

#FFEDAA FAQ

What color is #FFEDAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFEDAA?

#FFEDAA is rgb(255, 237, 170) in RGB, hsl(47, 100%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEDAA?

The complementary color of #FFEDAA is #AABCFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEDAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEDAA: 17.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEDAA a warm or cool color?

#FFEDAA is a warm color.