#ffe34a

Color #ffe34a

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 14.09 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe34a

RGB

rgb(255, 227, 74)

HSL

hsl(50.7, 100%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.7, 71%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 71%, 0%)

LAB

lab(90.18, -6.26, 74.13)

LCH

lch(90.18, 74.39, 94.83)

OKLCH

oklch(91.3%, 0.1661, 98.55)

HWB

hwb(50.7, 29%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a66ff

Analogous

#ff884a

#ffe34a

#c1ff4a

Triadic

#ffe34a

#4affe3

#e34aff

Split-complementary

#ffe34a

#4ac1ff

#884aff

Tetradic

#ffe34a

#66ff4a

#4a66ff

#e34aff

Square

#ffe34a

#4aff88

#4a66ff

#ff4ac1

Shades

Color #ffe34a mixed toward black.

#ffda13

#dbb900

#a48b00

#6e5d00

#372e00

Tints

Color #ffe34a mixed toward white.

#ffe868

#ffec86

#fff1a4

#fff6c3

#fffae1

Tones

Color #ffe34a mixed toward gray.

#f0d959

#e1ce68

#d2c477

#c3b986

#b4af95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f3f386 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#f5f790 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#fea4aa · ΔE 44.8

Achromatopsia

#e3e3e3 · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe34a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe34a]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ffe34a (#ffe34a) is rgb(255, 227, 74) in RGB.

No, #ffe34a 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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