#ffcb2e

Color #ffcb2e

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 12.08 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcb2e

RGB

rgb(255, 203, 46)

HSL

hsl(45.1, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.1, 82%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 82%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.06, 4.89, 77.57)

LCH

lch(84.06, 77.72, 86.39)

OKLCH

oklch(86.4%, 0.1663, 88.48)

HWB

hwb(45.1, 18%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e62ff

Analogous

#ff632e

#ffcb2e

#caff2e

Triadic

#ffcb2e

#2effcb

#cb2eff

Split-complementary

#ffcb2e

#2ecaff

#632eff

Tetradic

#ffcb2e

#62ff2e

#2e62ff

#cb2eff

Square

#ffcb2e

#2eff63

#2e62ff

#ff2eca

Shades

Color #ffcb2e mixed toward black.

#fbbc00

#c99700

#967100

#644b00

#322600

Tints

Color #ffcb2e mixed toward white.

#ffd451

#ffdc74

#ffe596

#ffeeb9

#fff6dc

Tones

Color #ffcb2e mixed toward gray.

#eec23f

#dcba51

#cbb162

#b9a874

#a89f85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eaea71 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#edf17b · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#fd8f94 · ΔE 42.3

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 28.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcb2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcb2e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffcb2e (#ffcb2e) is rgb(255, 203, 46) in RGB.

No, #ffcb2e 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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