#ffe7ae

Color #ffe7ae

A vivid, highly saturated very light orange.

Closest named color Moccasin #ffe4b5 · ΔE 5.07 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe7ae

RGB

rgb(255, 231, 174)

HSL

hsl(42.2, 100%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.2, 31.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 31.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(92.34, 0.04, 30.78)

LCH

lch(92.34, 30.78, 89.93)

OKLCH

oklch(93.4%, 0.0774, 87.78)

HWB

hwb(42.2, 68.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec6ff

Analogous

#ffbeae

#ffe7ae

#efffae

Triadic

#ffe7ae

#aeffe7

#e7aeff

Split-complementary

#ffe7ae

#aeefff

#beaeff

Tetradic

#ffe7ae

#c6ffae

#aec6ff

#e7aeff

Square

#ffe7ae

#aeffbe

#aec6ff

#ffaeef

Shades

Color #ffe7ae mixed toward black.

#ffd266

#ffbd1f

#d69700

#8f6500

#473200

Tints

Color #ffe7ae mixed toward white.

#ffebbb

#ffefc9

#fff3d6

#fff7e4

#fffbf1

Tones

Color #ffe7ae mixed toward gray.

#f8e4b5

#f1e1bb

#ebdfc2

#e4dcc9

#ddd9d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f5f5be · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#f6f8c1 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#fec9cc · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#e9e9e9 · ΔE 18.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe7ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe7ae]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffe7ae (#ffe7ae) is rgb(255, 231, 174) in RGB.

No, #ffe7ae 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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