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#FFFA5B Candy Corn

#FFFA5B is a very light, vivid yellow named Candy Corn. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 98.0% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(255, 250, 91)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 100% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black. #FFFA5B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.08:1.

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Variations of #FFFA5B

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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#FFFA5B 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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#FFFA5B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFFA5B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFF765
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF145
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF44F
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF765
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF761
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFEBD9
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFF4A5
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F4F4F4
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F7F5DA

#FFFA5B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.10:1 Very poor#FFFA5B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.08:1 Super#FFFA5B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFFA5B in CSS

/* Candy Corn */
.color { color: #FFFA5B; }
.background { background-color: #FFFA5B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFFA5B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 250 91);
color: hsl(58 100% 68%);
color: oklch(0.961 0.174 107.5);

#FFFA5B FAQ

What color is #FFFA5B?

#FFFA5B is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Candy Corn. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFFA5B?

#FFFA5B is rgb(255, 250, 91) in RGB, hsl(58, 100%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 64%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFFA5B?

The complementary color of #FFFA5B is #5B60FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFFA5B?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFFA5B: 19.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFFA5B a warm or cool color?

#FFFA5B is a warm color.