#ffe27b

Color #ffe27b

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 10.64 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe27b

RGB

rgb(255, 226, 123)

HSL

hsl(46.8, 100%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.8, 51.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 51.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(90.36, -2.63, 53.5)

LCH

lch(90.36, 53.56, 92.81)

OKLCH

oklch(91.6%, 0.127, 94.02)

HWB

hwb(46.8, 48.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b98ff

Analogous

#ffa07b

#ffe27b

#daff7b

Triadic

#ffe27b

#7bffe2

#e27bff

Split-complementary

#ffe27b

#7bdaff

#a07bff

Tetradic

#ffe27b

#98ff7b

#7b98ff

#e27bff

Square

#ffe27b

#7bffa0

#7b98ff

#ff7bda

Shades

Color #ffe27b mixed toward black.

#ffd43c

#fcc500

#bd9300

#7e6200

#3f3100

Tints

Color #ffe27b mixed toward white.

#ffe791

#ffeca7

#fff0bd

#fff5d3

#fffae9

Tones

Color #ffe27b mixed toward gray.

#f4dc86

#e9d691

#decf9c

#d3c9a7

#c8c3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f3f39c · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#f5f7a3 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#feb1b6 · ΔE 37

Achromatopsia

#e3e3e3 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe27b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe27b]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#ffe27b (#ffe27b) is rgb(255, 226, 123) in RGB.

No, #ffe27b 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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