#ffecae

Color #ffecae

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 5.64 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffecae

RGB

rgb(255, 236, 174)

HSL

hsl(45.9, 100%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.9, 31.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 31.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(93.58, -2.48, 32.45)

LCH

lch(93.58, 32.54, 94.37)

OKLCH

oklch(94.4%, 0.0814, 93.1)

HWB

hwb(45.9, 68.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec1ff

Analogous

#ffc3ae

#ffecae

#eaffae

Triadic

#ffecae

#aeffec

#ecaeff

Split-complementary

#ffecae

#aeeaff

#c3aeff

Tetradic

#ffecae

#c1ffae

#aec1ff

#ecaeff

Square

#ffecae

#aeffc3

#aec1ff

#ffaeea

Shades

Color #ffecae mixed toward black.

#ffdb66

#ffca1f

#d6a400

#8f6d00

#473700

Tints

Color #ffecae mixed toward white.

#ffefbb

#fff2c9

#fff5d6

#fff9e4

#fffcf1

Tones

Color #ffecae mixed toward gray.

#f8e8b5

#f1e5bb

#ebe1c2

#e4dec9

#dddad0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f7f7bf · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#f8fac3 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#fecccf · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#ededed · ΔE 18.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffecae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffecae]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffecae (#ffecae) is rgb(255, 236, 174) in RGB.

No, #ffecae 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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