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#FFEFA2 Buttered Popcorn

#FFEFA2 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Buttered Popcorn. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 93.7% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(255, 239, 162)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 100% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. #FFEFA2 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.12:1.

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Variations of #FFEFA2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#FFEFA2 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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#FFEFA2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFEFA2 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 #FFF1A5
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEEB9C
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEEC9F
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF1A5
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF0A3
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE4DB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFEBBF
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EEEEEE
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F2EEDE

#FFEFA2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.16:1 Very poor#FFEFA2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.12:1 Super#FFEFA2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEFA2 in CSS

/* Buttered Popcorn */
.color { color: #FFEFA2; }
.background { background-color: #FFEFA2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEFA2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 239 162);
color: hsl(50 100% 82%);
color: oklch(0.948 0.098 97.9);

#FFEFA2 FAQ

What color is #FFEFA2?

#FFEFA2 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Buttered Popcorn. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFEFA2?

#FFEFA2 is rgb(255, 239, 162) in RGB, hsl(50, 100%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEFA2?

The complementary color of #FFEFA2 is #A2B2FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEFA2?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEFA2: 18.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEFA2 a warm or cool color?

#FFEFA2 is a warm color.