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#FFE5A3 Color

#FFE5A3 is rgb(255, 229, 163) in RGB, hsl(43, 100%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFE5A3
HEX#FFE5A3
RGBrgb(255, 229, 163)
HSLhsl(43, 100%, 82%)
HSVhsv(43, 36%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.088 89)
LABlab(91.97% 2.51 35.67)
LCHlch(91.97% 35.75 85.98)

What #FFE5A3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FFE5A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 6.78Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 8.39Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 8.43Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 8.68Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 8.85Moccasin#FFE4B5ΔE 9.31

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FFE5A3 Channel Values

How #FFE5A3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 255 · G 229 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 100% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 36% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 36% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFE5A3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFE5A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFE5A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFE5A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFE5A3
Complementary
#A3BDFF
Analogous
#FFB7A3
Analogous
#EBFFA3
Triadic
#A3FFE5
Triadic
#E5A3FF
Split comp.
#A3EBFF
Split comp.
#B7A3FF

Tints & Shades of #FFE5A3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FFE8AD
#FFECBD
#FFEFC7
#FFF2D1
#FFF5DB
#FFF9EB

Shades

#FFD56B
#FFC533
#FAB300
#BD8700
#855F00
#4D3700

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFE5A3.

How #FFE5A3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FFE5A3
Protanopia#EAEAA3
Protanomaly#F3E8A3
Deuteranopia#EEEEA2
Deuteranomaly#F5EAA2
Tritanopia#FFDEDE
Tritanomaly#FFE1C9
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFE5A3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ffe5a3: #FFE5A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFE5A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffe5a3': '#FFE5A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.898, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_ffe5a3">#FFE5A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFE5A3"

More Yellow Colors

#FFE5A3 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFE5A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFE5A3?

#FFE5A3 is a lightest yellow — rgb(255, 229, 163) in RGB and hsl(43, 100%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #FFE5A3?

#FFE5A3 is rgb(255, 229, 163) — red 255, green 229, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFE5A3?

#FFE5A3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFE5A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFE5A3 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFE5A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFE5A3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.