#ffe296

Color #ffe296

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 9.84 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe296

RGB

rgb(255, 226, 150)

HSL

hsl(43.4, 100%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.4, 41.2%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 41.2%, 0%)

LAB

lab(90.71, -0.12, 40.77)

LCH

lch(90.71, 40.77, 90.17)

OKLCH

oklch(92%, 0.0999, 89.43)

HWB

hwb(43.4, 58.8%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b3ff

Analogous

#ffad96

#ffe296

#e8ff96

Triadic

#ffe296

#96ffe2

#e296ff

Split-complementary

#ffe296

#96e8ff

#ad96ff

Tetradic

#ffe296

#b3ff96

#96b3ff

#e296ff

Square

#ffe296

#96ffad

#96b3ff

#ff96e8

Shades

Color #ffe296 mixed toward black.

#ffcf52

#ffbd0f

#ca9200

#876200

#433100

Tints

Color #ffe296 mixed toward white.

#ffe7a7

#ffecb9

#fff0ca

#fff5dc

#fffaed

Tones

Color #ffe296 mixed toward gray.

#f6de9f

#eddaa7

#e5d6b0

#dcd2b9

#d3cec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f3f3ad · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#f5f7b1 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#febcbf · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#e4e4e4 · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe296;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe296]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ffe296 (#ffe296) is rgb(255, 226, 150) in RGB.

No, #ffe296 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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