#ffe12e

Color #ffe12e

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 7.06 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe12e

RGB

rgb(255, 225, 46)

HSL

hsl(51.4, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.4, 82%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 82%, 0%)

LAB

lab(89.54, -6.27, 82.22)

LCH

lch(89.54, 82.46, 94.36)

OKLCH

oklch(90.8%, 0.1785, 98.77)

HWB

hwb(51.4, 18%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e4cff

Analogous

#ff782e

#ffe12e

#b4ff2e

Triadic

#ffe12e

#2effe1

#e12eff

Split-complementary

#ffe12e

#2eb4ff

#782eff

Tetradic

#ffe12e

#4cff2e

#2e4cff

#e12eff

Square

#ffe12e

#2eff78

#2e4cff

#ff2eb4

Shades

Color #ffe12e mixed toward black.

#fbd700

#c9ac00

#968100

#645600

#322b00

Tints

Color #ffe12e mixed toward white.

#ffe651

#ffeb74

#fff096

#fff5b9

#fffadc

Tones

Color #ffe12e mixed toward gray.

#eed53f

#dcc851

#cbbc62

#b9af74

#a8a385

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f3f27c · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#f4f788 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#fe9ea4 · ΔE 46.8

Achromatopsia

#e1e1e1 · ΔE 28.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe12e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe12e]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ffe12e (#ffe12e) is rgb(255, 225, 46) in RGB.

No, #ffe12e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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