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#FFEF97 closest to Goldilocks

#FFEF97 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Goldilocks. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 93.7% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(255, 239, 151)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black. #FFEF97 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.05:1.

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Variations of #FFEF97

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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#FFEF97 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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#FFEF97 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFEF97 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 #FFF09A
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEA90
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEC93
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF09A
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF099
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE3D9
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFEAB9
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EEEEEE
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F2EEDC

#FFEF97 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.16:1 Very poor#FFEF97 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.05:1 Super#FFEF97 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEF97 in CSS

/* Goldilocks */
.color { color: #FFEF97; }
.background { background-color: #FFEF97; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEF97; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 239 151);
color: hsl(51 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.946 0.110 99.2);

#FFEF97 FAQ

What color is #FFEF97?

#FFEF97 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Goldilocks. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFEF97?

#FFEF97 is rgb(255, 239, 151) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 41%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEF97?

The complementary color of #FFEF97 is #97A7FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEF97?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEF97: 18.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEF97 a warm or cool color?

#FFEF97 is a warm color.