#ffe486

Color #ffe486

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe486

RGB

rgb(255, 228, 134)

HSL

hsl(46.6, 100%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.6, 47.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 47.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(90.99, -2.69, 49.01)

LCH

lch(90.99, 49.08, 93.14)

OKLCH

oklch(92.2%, 0.1179, 93.84)

HWB

hwb(46.6, 52.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86a1ff

Analogous

#ffa886

#ffe486

#deff86

Triadic

#ffe486

#86ffe4

#e486ff

Split-complementary

#ffe486

#86deff

#a886ff

Tetradic

#ffe486

#a1ff86

#86a1ff

#e486ff

Square

#ffe486

#86ffa8

#86a1ff

#ff86de

Shades

Color #ffe486 mixed toward black.

#ffd645

#ffc704

#c39700

#826500

#413200

Tints

Color #ffe486 mixed toward white.

#ffe99a

#ffedae

#fff2c3

#fff6d7

#fffbeb

Tones

Color #ffe486 mixed toward gray.

#f5de90

#ebd99a

#e1d3a4

#d7ceae

#cdc8b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f4f4a3 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#f5f7aa · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#feb7ba · ΔE 34.5

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 23.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe486;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe486]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#ffe486 (#ffe486) is rgb(255, 228, 134) in RGB.

No, #ffe486 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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