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#FFEEAE Thunderbolt

#FFEEAE is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Thunderbolt. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 93.3% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(255, 238, 174)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. #FFEEAE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.09:1.

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Variations of #FFEEAE

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

How #FFEEAE 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 #FFF0B0
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBEBAA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCECAB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF0B0
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEFAF
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE5DD
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFEAC5
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EEEEEE
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F2EEE0

#FFEEAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.16:1 Very poor#FFEEAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.09:1 Super#FFEEAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEEAE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 238 174);
color: hsl(47 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.948 0.083 95.0);

#FFEEAE FAQ

What color is #FFEEAE?

#FFEEAE 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 #FFEEAE?

#FFEEAE is rgb(255, 238, 174) in RGB, hsl(47, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEEAE?

The complementary color of #FFEEAE is #AEBFFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEEAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEEAE: 18.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEEAE a warm or cool color?

#FFEEAE is a warm color.