#ffe58c

Color #ffe58c

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 6.63 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe58c

RGB

rgb(255, 229, 140)

HSL

hsl(46.4, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.4, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 45.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(91.32, -2.63, 46.49)

LCH

lch(91.32, 46.56, 93.24)

OKLCH

oklch(92.4%, 0.1126, 93.67)

HWB

hwb(46.4, 54.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca6ff

Analogous

#ffac8c

#ffe58c

#e0ff8c

Triadic

#ffe58c

#8cffe5

#e58cff

Split-complementary

#ffe58c

#8ce0ff

#ac8cff

Tetradic

#ffe58c

#a6ff8c

#8ca6ff

#e58cff

Square

#ffe58c

#8cffac

#8ca6ff

#ff8ce0

Shades

Color #ffe58c mixed toward black.

#ffd64a

#ffc709

#c69900

#846600

#423300

Tints

Color #ffe58c mixed toward white.

#ffe99f

#ffeeb3

#fff2c6

#fff6d9

#fffbec

Tones

Color #ffe58c mixed toward gray.

#f5e096

#ecdb9f

#e2d5a9

#d9d0b3

#cfcbbc

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

#f4f4a7 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#f6f8ad · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#feb9bd · ΔE 34

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 22.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe58c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe58c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffe58c (#ffe58c) is rgb(255, 229, 140) in RGB.

No, #ffe58c 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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