#ffe99a

Color #ffe99a

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe99a

RGB

rgb(255, 233, 154)

HSL

hsl(46.9, 100%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.9, 39.6%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 39.6%, 0%)

LAB

lab(92.52, -3.24, 41.11)

LCH

lch(92.52, 41.24, 94.51)

OKLCH

oklch(93.4%, 0.1011, 94.37)

HWB

hwb(46.9, 60.4%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ab0ff

Analogous

#ffb69a

#ffe99a

#e3ff9a

Triadic

#ffe99a

#9affe9

#e99aff

Split-complementary

#ffe99a

#9ae3ff

#b69aff

Tetradic

#ffe99a

#b0ff9a

#9ab0ff

#e99aff

Square

#ffe99a

#9affb6

#9ab0ff

#ff9ae3

Shades

Color #ffe99a mixed toward black.

#ffda56

#ffcb12

#cda000

#886b00

#443500

Tints

Color #ffe99a mixed toward white.

#ffedab

#fff0bc

#fff4cd

#fff8dd

#fffbee

Tones

Color #ffe99a mixed toward gray.

#f7e4a2

#eedfab

#e6dbb3

#ddd6bc

#d5d1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f6f6b1 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#f7f9b7 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#fec1c5 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#e9e9e9 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe99a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe99a]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#ffe99a (#ffe99a) is rgb(255, 233, 154) in RGB.

No, #ffe99a 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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