#ffec86

Color #ffec86

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 7.4 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-200 #fff085 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffec86

RGB

rgb(255, 236, 134)

HSL

hsl(50.6, 100%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.6, 47.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 47.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(93, -6.7, 51.48)

LCH

lch(93, 51.91, 97.42)

OKLCH

oklch(93.7%, 0.1246, 99)

HWB

hwb(50.6, 52.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8699ff

Analogous

#ffb086

#ffec86

#d6ff86

Triadic

#ffec86

#86ffec

#ec86ff

Split-complementary

#ffec86

#86d6ff

#b086ff

Tetradic

#ffec86

#99ff86

#8699ff

#ec86ff

Square

#ffec86

#86ffb0

#8699ff

#ff86d6

Shades

Color #ffec86 mixed toward black.

#ffe245

#ffd804

#c3a400

#826d00

#413700

Tints

Color #ffec86 mixed toward white.

#ffef9a

#fff2ae

#fff6c3

#fff9d7

#fffceb

Tones

Color #ffec86 mixed toward gray.

#f5e590

#ebde9a

#e1d7a4

#d7d0ae

#cdc9b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f7f7a6 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#f8faad · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#febbbf · ΔE 36.8

Achromatopsia

#ebebeb · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffec86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffec86]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ffec86 (#ffec86) is rgb(255, 236, 134) in RGB.

No, #ffec86 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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