#ffcd2e

Color #ffcd2e

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 11.07 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcd2e

RGB

rgb(255, 205, 46)

HSL

hsl(45.6, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.6, 82%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 82%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.55, 3.86, 77.99)

LCH

lch(84.55, 78.09, 87.17)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.1672, 89.49)

HWB

hwb(45.6, 18%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e60ff

Analogous

#ff642e

#ffcd2e

#c9ff2e

Triadic

#ffcd2e

#2effcd

#cd2eff

Split-complementary

#ffcd2e

#2ec9ff

#642eff

Tetradic

#ffcd2e

#60ff2e

#2e60ff

#cd2eff

Square

#ffcd2e

#2eff64

#2e60ff

#ff2ec9

Shades

Color #ffcd2e mixed toward black.

#fbbf00

#c99800

#967200

#644c00

#322600

Tints

Color #ffcd2e mixed toward white.

#ffd551

#ffde74

#ffe696

#ffeeb9

#fff7dc

Tones

Color #ffcd2e mixed toward gray.

#eec43f

#dcbb51

#cbb262

#b9a974

#a8a085

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebeb72 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#eef17c · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#fd9096 · ΔE 43.1

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 28.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcd2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcd2e]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffcd2e (#ffcd2e) is rgb(255, 205, 46) in RGB.

No, #ffcd2e 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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