#FFEC8E Color Information
#FFEC8E RGB value is (255, 236, 142). The hex color red value is 255, green is 236, and blue is 142. Its HSL format shows a hue of 50°, saturation of 100 percent, and lightness of 78 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 7 percent, 44 percent, 0 percent.
#FFEC8E Color Meaning
Color #FFEC8E conveys cheerful energy, soft illumination, and gentle vitality. Its pale golden tone evokes sunlight and warmth. Psychologically, color #FFEC8E promotes optimism, focus, and positive engagement. In design, color #FFEC8E is ideal for warm accents, bright backgrounds, or soft highlights in uplifting compositions. Symbolically, #FFEC8E represents clarity, energy, and approachable brightness. Spiritually, color #FFEC8E encourages mindful optimism, reflective cheer, and inner vitality. Across cultures, #FFEC8E resonates with sunlight, happiness, and visual warmth.
Color Conversion
Convert #FFEC8E across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.
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Color Variations
#FFEC8E harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.
Color Harmonies
#FFEC8E harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.
Analogous
Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)
Complementary
Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)
Split Complementary
Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite
Triadic
Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)
Tetradic
Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel
Square
Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)
Double Split
Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites
Monochromatic
Variations of a single hue
Contrast Checker
(WCAG 2.1) Test #FFEC8E for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.
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UI Components
Color Blindness Simulator
See how #FFEC8E appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.
Normal Vision
protanopia
Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.
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#FFEC8E Color FAQs
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