#ffcc27

Color #ffcc27

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcc27

RGB

rgb(255, 204, 39)

HSL

hsl(45.8, 100%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.8, 84.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20%, 84.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.28, 4.2, 79.58)

LCH

lch(84.28, 79.69, 86.98)

OKLCH

oklch(86.6%, 0.1693, 89.36)

HWB

hwb(45.8, 15.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#275aff

Analogous

#ff6027

#ffcc27

#c6ff27

Triadic

#ffcc27

#27ffcc

#cc27ff

Split-complementary

#ffcc27

#27c6ff

#6027ff

Tetradic

#ffcc27

#5aff27

#275aff

#cc27ff

Square

#ffcc27

#27ff60

#275aff

#ff27c6

Shades

Color #ffcc27 mixed toward black.

#f5bb00

#c49500

#937000

#624b00

#312500

Tints

Color #ffcc27 mixed toward white.

#ffd44b

#ffdd6f

#ffe593

#ffeeb7

#fff6db

Tones

Color #ffcc27 mixed toward gray.

#edc239

#dbb94b

#c9af5d

#b7a66f

#a59c81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebea70 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#eef17a · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#fd8f94 · ΔE 43

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 28.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcc27;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcc27]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffcc27 (#ffcc27) is rgb(255, 204, 39) in RGB.

No, #ffcc27 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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