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#FFEFAB Thunderbolt

#FFEFAB is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Thunderbolt. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 93.7% green and 67.1% blue (rgb(255, 239, 171)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. #FFEFAB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.19:1.

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Variations of #FFEFAB

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

How #FFEFAB 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 #FFF1AD
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCEBA6
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FDEDA8
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF1AD
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF0AC
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE5DD
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFEBC4
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EFEFEF
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F3EFE0

#FFEFAB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.15:1 Very poor#FFEFAB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.19:1 Super#FFEFAB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFEFAB in CSS

/* Thunderbolt */
.color { color: #FFEFAB; }
.background { background-color: #FFEFAB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFEFAB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 239 171);
color: hsl(49 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.949 0.088 96.5);

#FFEFAB FAQ

What color is #FFEFAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFEFAB?

#FFEFAB is rgb(255, 239, 171) in RGB, hsl(49, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFEFAB?

The complementary color of #FFEFAB is #ABBBFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFEFAB?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFEFAB: 18.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFEFAB a warm or cool color?

#FFEFAB is a warm color.