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#FFEE8A Spätzle Yellow

#FFEE8A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Spätzle Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 93.3% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(255, 238, 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. #FFEE8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.85:1.

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Variations of #FFEE8A

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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#FFEE8A 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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#FFEE8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFEE8A 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 #FFE982
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEB85
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEF8E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEF8C
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE1D6
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE9B2
  • 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 #F1EDD9

#FFEE8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#FFEE8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.85:1 Super#FFEE8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEE8A in CSS

/* Spätzle Yellow */
.color { color: #FFEE8A; }
.background { background-color: #FFEE8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEE8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 238 138);
color: hsl(51 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.942 0.122 99.8);

#FFEE8A FAQ

What color is #FFEE8A?

#FFEE8A 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 #FFEE8A?

#FFEE8A is rgb(255, 238, 138) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEE8A?

The complementary color of #FFEE8A is #8A9BFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEE8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEE8A: 17.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEE8A a warm or cool color?

#FFEE8A is a warm color.