#ffec60

Color #ffec60

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 21.3 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-200 #fff085 · ΔE 4.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ffec60

RGB

rgb(255, 236, 96)

HSL

hsl(52.8, 100%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.8, 62.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 62.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(92.62, -9.56, 68.08)

LCH

lch(92.62, 68.75, 97.99)

OKLCH

oklch(93.3%, 0.1582, 101.59)

HWB

hwb(52.8, 37.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6073ff

Analogous

#ff9c60

#ffec60

#c3ff60

Triadic

#ffec60

#60ffec

#ec60ff

Split-complementary

#ffec60

#60c3ff

#9c60ff

Tetradic

#ffec60

#73ff60

#6073ff

#ec60ff

Square

#ffec60

#60ff9c

#6073ff

#ff60c3

Shades

Color #ffec60 mixed toward black.

#ffe525

#eace00

#af9a00

#756700

#3a3300

Tints

Color #ffec60 mixed toward white.

#ffef7a

#fff295

#fff5af

#fff9ca

#fffce4

Tones

Color #ffec60 mixed toward gray.

#f2e26d

#e4d87a

#d7ce88

#cac495

#bdbaa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f7f793 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#f8fa9c · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#feafb5 · ΔE 43.7

Achromatopsia

#eaeaea · ΔE 27

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffec60;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffec60]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ffec60 (#ffec60) is rgb(255, 236, 96) in RGB.

No, #ffec60 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ffec60, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast