#fce278

Color #fce278

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 10.72 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#fce278

RGB

rgb(252, 226, 120)

HSL

hsl(48.2, 95.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.2, 52.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 52.4%, 1.2%)

LAB

lab(90.07, -4.08, 54.5)

LCH

lch(90.07, 54.65, 94.28)

OKLCH

oklch(91.3%, 0.1294, 95.86)

HWB

hwb(48.2, 47.1%, 1.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7892fc

Analogous

#fca078

#fce278

#d4fc78

Triadic

#fce278

#78fce2

#e278fc

Split-complementary

#fce278

#78d4fc

#a078fc

Tetradic

#fce278

#92fc78

#7892fc

#e278fc

Square

#fce278

#78fca0

#7892fc

#fc78d4

Shades

Color #fce278 mixed toward black.

#fbd53b

#f3c405

#b69304

#796203

#3d3101

Tints

Color #fce278 mixed toward white.

#fde78e

#fdeca5

#fef1bb

#fef5d2

#fffae8

Tones

Color #fce278 mixed toward gray.

#f1db83

#e6d58e

#dbce99

#d0c7a4

#c5c1af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f1f19b · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#f3f5a2 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#fbb0b5 · ΔE 37.7

Achromatopsia

#e3e3e3 · ΔE 24.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #fce278;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#fce278]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#fce278 (#fce278) is rgb(252, 226, 120) in RGB.

No, #fce278 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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