#ffe4ae

Color #ffe4ae

A vivid, highly saturated very light orange.

Closest named color Moccasin #ffe4b5 · ΔE 3.53 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe4ae

RGB

rgb(255, 228, 174)

HSL

hsl(40, 100%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 31.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 31.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(91.6, 1.57, 29.78)

LCH

lch(91.6, 29.82, 86.98)

OKLCH

oklch(92.8%, 0.0753, 84.36)

HWB

hwb(40, 68.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec9ff

Analogous

#ffbbae

#ffe4ae

#f1ffae

Triadic

#ffe4ae

#aeffe4

#e4aeff

Split-complementary

#ffe4ae

#aef1ff

#bbaeff

Tetradic

#ffe4ae

#c9ffae

#aec9ff

#e4aeff

Square

#ffe4ae

#aeffbb

#aec9ff

#ffaef1

Shades

Color #ffe4ae mixed toward black.

#ffcc66

#ffb41f

#d68f00

#8f5f00

#473000

Tints

Color #ffe4ae mixed toward white.

#ffe8bb

#ffedc9

#fff1d6

#fff6e4

#fffaf1

Tones

Color #ffe4ae mixed toward gray.

#f8e2b5

#f1dfbb

#ebddc2

#e4dbc9

#ddd9d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f4f4bd · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#f5f7c0 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#fec8ca · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#e7e7e7 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe4ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe4ae]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#ffe4ae (#ffe4ae) is rgb(255, 228, 174) in RGB.

No, #ffe4ae 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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