#ffca2b

Color #ffca2b

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 11.94 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffca2b

RGB

rgb(255, 202, 43)

HSL

hsl(45, 100%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 83.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.8%, 83.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(83.8, 5.32, 78.17)

LCH

lch(83.8, 78.35, 86.11)

OKLCH

oklch(86.2%, 0.167, 88.15)

HWB

hwb(45, 16.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b60ff

Analogous

#ff602b

#ffca2b

#caff2b

Triadic

#ffca2b

#2bffca

#ca2bff

Split-complementary

#ffca2b

#2bcaff

#602bff

Tetradic

#ffca2b

#60ff2b

#2b60ff

#ca2bff

Square

#ffca2b

#2bff60

#2b60ff

#ff2bca

Shades

Color #ffca2b mixed toward black.

#f8ba00

#c79500

#957000

#634a00

#322500

Tints

Color #ffca2b mixed toward white.

#ffd34e

#ffdc72

#ffe495

#ffedb8

#fff6dc

Tones

Color #ffca2b mixed toward gray.

#edc13d

#dcb84e

#caaf60

#b8a772

#a79e83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eaea70 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#edf17a · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#fd8e93 · ΔE 42.3

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 28.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffca2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffca2b]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffca2b (#ffca2b) is rgb(255, 202, 43) in RGB.

No, #ffca2b 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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