Information about #FFEEA1 color

#FFEEA1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FFEEA1 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 238, 161) — 100% red, 93.3% green, 63.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 37 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FFEEA1 reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vis (#FFEFA1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Light Gold (#FFF39E) and Very Light Amber (#FFE79E).

The recipe behind #FFEEA1 is rgb(255, 238, 161), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FFEEA1 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 18.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FFEEA1 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FFEEA1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FFEEA1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vis color link
Vis

#FFEFA1

Drover color link
Drover

#FBEB9B

Dark Cream color link
Dark Cream

#FFF39A

Pale Prim color link
Pale Prim

#F9F59F

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

Soft Lemon color link
Soft Lemon

#FCF99C

Cream Brulee color link
Cream Brulee

#FFE39B

Portafino color link
Portafino

#F4F09B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFEEA1
  • RGB255, 238, 161
  • CMYK0, 7, 37, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 238, 161)
  • HSL49°, 100%, 82%
  • HSL Precise49.149°, 100%, 81.569%
  • HSV49°, 37%, 100%
  • HSB49°, 37%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.933, 0.631)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.933, 0.631, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.933, 0.631)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFEEA1
  • DECIMAL ID16772769
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01