#ffe5ae

Color #ffe5ae

A vivid, highly saturated very light orange.

Closest named color Moccasin #ffe4b5 · ΔE 4.01 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe5ae

RGB

rgb(255, 229, 174)

HSL

hsl(40.7, 100%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.7, 31.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 31.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(91.84, 1.06, 30.12)

LCH

lch(91.84, 30.14, 87.98)

OKLCH

oklch(93%, 0.0759, 85.54)

HWB

hwb(40.7, 68.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec8ff

Analogous

#ffbcae

#ffe5ae

#f1ffae

Triadic

#ffe5ae

#aeffe5

#e5aeff

Split-complementary

#ffe5ae

#aef1ff

#bcaeff

Tetradic

#ffe5ae

#c8ffae

#aec8ff

#e5aeff

Square

#ffe5ae

#aeffbc

#aec8ff

#ffaef1

Shades

Color #ffe5ae mixed toward black.

#ffce66

#ffb71f

#d69100

#8f6100

#473000

Tints

Color #ffe5ae mixed toward white.

#ffe9bb

#ffeec9

#fff2d6

#fff6e4

#fffbf1

Tones

Color #ffe5ae mixed toward gray.

#f8e3b5

#f1e0bb

#ebdec2

#e4dbc9

#ddd9d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f4f4bd · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#f6f8c1 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#fec8cb · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe5ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe5ae]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#ffe5ae (#ffe5ae) is rgb(255, 229, 174) in RGB.

No, #ffe5ae 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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