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#FFFA00 Banana King

#FFFA00 is a very light, vivid yellow named Banana King. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 98.0% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(255, 250, 0)). Its HSL value is 59° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. #FFFA00 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.93:1.

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Variations of #FFFA00

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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#FFFA00 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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#FFFA00 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFFA00 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFF630
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEF00
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF300
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF630
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF722
  • Tritanopia 63% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE9D5
  • Tritanomaly 81% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFF396
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F3F3F3
  • Achromatomaly 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F6F5D6

#FFFA00 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.11:1 Very poor#FFFA00 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.93:1 Super#FFFA00 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFFA00 in CSS

/* Banana King */
.color { color: #FFFA00; }
.background { background-color: #FFFA00; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFFA00; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 250 0);
color: hsl(59 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.958 0.207 108.3);

#FFFA00 FAQ

What color is #FFFA00?

#FFFA00 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Banana King. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFFA00?

#FFFA00 is rgb(255, 250, 0) in RGB, hsl(59, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFFA00?

The complementary color of #FFFA00 is #0005FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFFA00?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFFA00: 18.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFFA00 a warm or cool color?

#FFFA00 is a warm color.