#ffc50d

Color #ffc50d

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 11.17 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffc50d

RGB

rgb(255, 197, 13)

HSL

hsl(45.6, 100%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.6, 94.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 94.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(82.5, 7.38, 82.8)

LCH

lch(82.5, 83.13, 84.91)

OKLCH

oklch(85.2%, 0.1727, 86.81)

HWB

hwb(45.6, 5.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0d47ff

Analogous

#ff4c0d

#ffc50d

#c0ff0d

Triadic

#ffc50d

#0dffc5

#c50dff

Split-complementary

#ffc50d

#0dc0ff

#4c0dff

Tetradic

#ffc50d

#47ff0d

#0d47ff

#c50dff

Square

#ffc50d

#0dff4c

#0d47ff

#ff0dc0

Shades

Color #ffc50d mixed toward black.

#dfaa00

#b38800

#866600

#594400

#2d2200

Tints

Color #ffc50d mixed toward white.

#ffcf35

#ffd85d

#ffe286

#ffecae

#fff5d7

Tones

Color #ffc50d mixed toward gray.

#ebba21

#d7b035

#c2a549

#ae9b5e

#9a9072

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e8e868 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#ebf073 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#fd878d · ΔE 43.2

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 29

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffc50d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffc50d]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffc50d (#ffc50d) is rgb(255, 197, 13) in RGB.

No, #ffc50d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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