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#FFEF44 Hollandaise

#FFEF44 is a very light, vivid yellow named Hollandaise. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 93.7% green and 26.7% blue (rgb(255, 239, 68)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 100% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 73% yellow and 0% black. #FFEF44 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.68:1.

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Variations of #FFEF44

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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#FFEF44 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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#FFEF44 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFEF44 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFEF51
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFE721
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEA33
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEF51
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEE4B
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDECE
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE898
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F1ECD1

#FFEF44 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#FFEF44 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.68:1 Super#FFEF44 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEF44 in CSS

/* Hollandaise */
.color { color: #FFEF44; }
.background { background-color: #FFEF44; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEF44; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 239 68);
color: hsl(55 100% 63%);
color: oklch(0.937 0.179 103.8);

#FFEF44 FAQ

What color is #FFEF44?

#FFEF44 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Hollandaise. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFEF44?

#FFEF44 is rgb(255, 239, 68) in RGB, hsl(55, 100%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 73%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEF44?

The complementary color of #FFEF44 is #4454FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEF44?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEF44: 17.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEF44 a warm or cool color?

#FFEF44 is a warm color.