#ffe253

Color #ffe253

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 17.2 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe253

RGB

rgb(255, 226, 83)

HSL

hsl(49.9, 100%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.9, 67.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 67.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(89.99, -5.32, 70.55)

LCH

lch(89.99, 70.75, 94.31)

OKLCH

oklch(91.2%, 0.1597, 97.59)

HWB

hwb(49.9, 32.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5370ff

Analogous

#ff8c53

#ffe253

#c6ff53

Triadic

#ffe253

#53ffe2

#e253ff

Split-complementary

#ffe253

#53c6ff

#8c53ff

Tetradic

#ffe253

#70ff53

#5370ff

#e253ff

Square

#ffe253

#53ff8c

#5370ff

#ff53c6

Shades

Color #ffe253 mixed toward black.

#ffd91b

#e1bb00

#a98d00

#715e00

#382f00

Tints

Color #ffe253 mixed toward white.

#ffe770

#ffec8c

#fff1a9

#fff5c6

#fffae2

Tones

Color #ffe253 mixed toward gray.

#f1d961

#e2cf70

#d4c67e

#c6bc8c

#b7b39b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f3f389 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#f5f792 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#fea5ab · ΔE 43.6

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe253;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe253]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ffe253 (#ffe253) is rgb(255, 226, 83) in RGB.

No, #ffe253 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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