#ffe49e

Color #ffe49e

A vivid, highly saturated very light orange.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 9.67 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe49e

RGB

rgb(255, 228, 158)

HSL

hsl(43.3, 100%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.3, 38%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 38%, 0%)

LAB

lab(91.33, -0.28, 37.56)

LCH

lch(91.33, 37.56, 90.43)

OKLCH

oklch(92.5%, 0.0928, 89.32)

HWB

hwb(43.3, 62%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb9ff

Analogous

#ffb49e

#ffe49e

#eaff9e

Triadic

#ffe49e

#9effe4

#e49eff

Split-complementary

#ffe49e

#9eeaff

#b49eff

Tetradic

#ffe49e

#b9ff9e

#9eb9ff

#e49eff

Square

#ffe49e

#9effb4

#9eb9ff

#ff9eea

Shades

Color #ffe49e mixed toward black.

#ffd159

#ffbe14

#cf9500

#8a6300

#453200

Tints

Color #ffe49e mixed toward white.

#ffe9ae

#ffedbe

#fff2cf

#fff6df

#fffbef

Tones

Color #ffe49e mixed toward gray.

#f7e0a6

#efddae

#e7d9b6

#dfd6be

#d7d2c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f4f4b2 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#f5f7b7 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#fec0c3 · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 20.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe49e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe49e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffe49e (#ffe49e) is rgb(255, 228, 158) in RGB.

No, #ffe49e 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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