#ffcf27

Color #ffcf27

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcf27

RGB

rgb(255, 207, 39)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 100%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 84.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 84.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(85.01, 2.66, 80.18)

LCH

lch(85.01, 80.22, 88.1)

OKLCH

oklch(87.2%, 0.1706, 90.84)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 15.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2757ff

Analogous

#ff6327

#ffcf27

#c3ff27

Triadic

#ffcf27

#27ffcf

#cf27ff

Split-complementary

#ffcf27

#27c3ff

#6327ff

Tetradic

#ffcf27

#57ff27

#2757ff

#cf27ff

Square

#ffcf27

#27ff63

#2757ff

#ff27c3

Shades

Color #ffcf27 mixed toward black.

#f5bf00

#c49800

#937200

#624c00

#312600

Tints

Color #ffcf27 mixed toward white.

#ffd74b

#ffdf6f

#ffe793

#ffefb7

#fff7db

Tones

Color #ffcf27 mixed toward gray.

#edc539

#dbbb4b

#c9b15d

#b7a76f

#a59d81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eceb71 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#eef27c · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#fd9196 · ΔE 43.6

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 28.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcf27;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcf27]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#ffcf27 (#ffcf27) is rgb(255, 207, 39) in RGB.

No, #ffcf27 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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