#ffe79d

Color #ffe79d

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 9.43 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe79d

RGB

rgb(255, 231, 157)

HSL

hsl(45.3, 100%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.3, 38.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 38.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(92.06, -1.91, 39.02)

LCH

lch(92.06, 39.07, 92.8)

OKLCH

oklch(93.1%, 0.0963, 92.2)

HWB

hwb(45.3, 61.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db5ff

Analogous

#ffb69d

#ffe79d

#e6ff9d

Triadic

#ffe79d

#9dffe7

#e79dff

Split-complementary

#ffe79d

#9de6ff

#b69dff

Tetradic

#ffe79d

#b5ff9d

#9db5ff

#e79dff

Square

#ffe79d

#9dffb6

#9db5ff

#ff9de6

Shades

Color #ffe79d mixed toward black.

#ffd658

#ffc514

#ce9c00

#896800

#453400

Tints

Color #ffe79d mixed toward white.

#ffebad

#ffefbe

#fff3ce

#fff7de

#fffbef

Tones

Color #ffe79d mixed toward gray.

#f7e3a5

#efdfad

#e7dbb6

#ded6be

#d6d2c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f5f5b3 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#f6f8b7 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#fec2c5 · ΔE 30.2

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe79d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe79d]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffe79d (#ffe79d) is rgb(255, 231, 157) in RGB.

No, #ffe79d 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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