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#FFEF99 closest to Goldilocks

#FFEF99 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 60.0% blue (rgb(255, 239, 153)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. #FFEF99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.06:1.

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Variations of #FFEF99

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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#FFEF99 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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#FFEF99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFEF99 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 #FFF19C
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEA93
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEC95
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF19C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF09B
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE4DA
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFEABA
  • 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

#FFEF99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.16:1 Very poor#FFEF99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.06:1 Super#FFEF99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEF99 in CSS

/* Goldilocks */
.color { color: #FFEF99; }
.background { background-color: #FFEF99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEF99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 239 153);
color: hsl(51 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.946 0.108 99.0);

#FFEF99 FAQ

What color is #FFEF99?

#FFEF99 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 #FFEF99?

#FFEF99 is rgb(255, 239, 153) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEF99?

The complementary color of #FFEF99 is #99A9FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEF99?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEF99: 18.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEF99 a warm or cool color?

#FFEF99 is a warm color.