#ffca1f

Color #ffca1f

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 9.85 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#ffca1f

RGB

rgb(255, 202, 31)

HSL

hsl(45.8, 100%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.8, 87.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.8%, 87.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(83.76, 5.06, 80.94)

LCH

lch(83.76, 81.1, 86.42)

OKLCH

oklch(86.2%, 0.1708, 88.73)

HWB

hwb(45.8, 12.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f54ff

Analogous

#ff5a1f

#ffca1f

#c4ff1f

Triadic

#ffca1f

#1fffca

#ca1fff

Split-complementary

#ffca1f

#1fc4ff

#5a1fff

Tetradic

#ffca1f

#54ff1f

#1f54ff

#ca1fff

Square

#ffca1f

#1fff5a

#1f54ff

#ff1fc4

Shades

Color #ffca1f mixed toward black.

#eeb600

#bf9200

#8f6d00

#5f4900

#302400

Tints

Color #ffca1f mixed toward white.

#ffd344

#ffdc6a

#ffe58f

#ffedb4

#fff6da

Tones

Color #ffca1f mixed toward gray.

#ecc032

#dab644

#c7ad57

#b4a36a

#a2997c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eaea6d · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#edf178 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#fd8c92 · ΔE 43.5

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 28.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffca1f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffca1f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffca1f (#ffca1f) is rgb(255, 202, 31) in RGB.

No, #ffca1f 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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