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#FFEF8E Spätzle Yellow

#FFEF8E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Spätzle Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 93.7% green and 55.7% blue (rgb(255, 239, 142)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 44% yellow and 0% black. #FFEF8E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.99:1.

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Variations of #FFEF8E

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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#FFEF8E 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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#FFEF8E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFEF8E 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 #FFF092
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEA86
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEC89
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF092
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEF90
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE3D8
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFEAB5
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EDEDED
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F2EEDA

#FFEF8E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.17:1 Very poor#FFEF8E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.99:1 Super#FFEF8E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEF8E in CSS

/* Spätzle Yellow */
.color { color: #FFEF8E; }
.background { background-color: #FFEF8E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEF8E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 239 142);
color: hsl(52 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.945 0.119 100.1);

#FFEF8E FAQ

What color is #FFEF8E?

#FFEF8E 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 #FFEF8E?

#FFEF8E is rgb(255, 239, 142) in RGB, hsl(52, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 44%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEF8E?

The complementary color of #FFEF8E is #8E9EFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEF8E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEF8E: 17.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEF8E a warm or cool color?

#FFEF8E is a warm color.