#ffe196

Color #ffe196

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 10.44 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe196

RGB

rgb(255, 225, 150)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 100%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 41.2%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 41.2%, 0%)

LAB

lab(90.47, 0.39, 40.45)

LCH

lch(90.47, 40.45, 89.45)

OKLCH

oklch(91.8%, 0.0992, 88.56)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 58.8%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b4ff

Analogous

#ffad96

#ffe196

#e8ff96

Triadic

#ffe196

#96ffe1

#e196ff

Split-complementary

#ffe196

#96e8ff

#ad96ff

Tetradic

#ffe196

#b4ff96

#96b4ff

#e196ff

Square

#ffe196

#96ffad

#96b4ff

#ff96e8

Shades

Color #ffe196 mixed toward black.

#ffce52

#ffbb0f

#ca9100

#876100

#433000

Tints

Color #ffe196 mixed toward white.

#ffe6a7

#ffebb9

#fff0ca

#fff5dc

#fffaed

Tones

Color #ffe196 mixed toward gray.

#f6dd9f

#eddaa7

#e5d6b0

#dcd2b9

#d3cec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f3f2ac · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#f4f7b1 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#febbbe · ΔE 30.2

Achromatopsia

#e4e4e4 · ΔE 21.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe196;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe196]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffe196 (#ffe196) is rgb(255, 225, 150) in RGB.

No, #ffe196 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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