#ffcd4e

Color #ffcd4e

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 14.42 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcd4e

RGB

rgb(255, 205, 78)

HSL

hsl(43.1, 100%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.1, 69.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 69.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.73, 5.09, 67.15)

LCH

lch(84.73, 67.34, 85.67)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.1504, 86.88)

HWB

hwb(43.1, 30.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e80ff

Analogous

#ff754e

#ffcd4e

#d8ff4e

Triadic

#ffcd4e

#4effcd

#cd4eff

Split-complementary

#ffcd4e

#4ed8ff

#754eff

Tetradic

#ffcd4e

#80ff4e

#4e80ff

#cd4eff

Square

#ffcd4e

#4eff75

#4e80ff

#ff4ed8

Shades

Color #ffcd4e mixed toward black.

#ffbe17

#de9f00

#a77800

#6f5000

#382800

Tints

Color #ffcd4e mixed toward white.

#ffd56c

#ffde89

#ffe6a7

#ffeec4

#fff7e2

Tones

Color #ffcd4e mixed toward gray.

#f0c75d

#e2c06c

#d3ba7a

#c4b389

#b5ad98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebeb7d · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#eef186 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#fd979b · ΔE 38.9

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 26.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcd4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcd4e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffcd4e (#ffcd4e) is rgb(255, 205, 78) in RGB.

No, #ffcd4e 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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