#f5e48e

Color #f5e48e

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 3.31 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#f5e48e

RGB

rgb(245, 228, 142)

HSL

hsl(50.1, 83.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.1, 42%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 42%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(90.25, -5.85, 43.99)

LCH

lch(90.25, 44.38, 97.58)

OKLCH

oklch(91.4%, 0.1081, 98.41)

HWB

hwb(50.1, 55.7%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9ff5

Analogous

#f5b18e

#f5e48e

#d3f58e

Triadic

#f5e48e

#8ef5e4

#e48ef5

Split-complementary

#f5e48e

#8ed3f5

#b18ef5

Tetradic

#f5e48e

#9ff58e

#8e9ff5

#e48ef5

Square

#f5e48e

#8ef5b1

#8e9ff5

#f58ed3

Shades

Color #f5e48e mixed toward black.

#f0d653

#eac818

#b29710

#77650b

#3b3205

Tints

Color #f5e48e mixed toward white.

#f7e9a1

#f8edb4

#faf2c7

#fcf6d9

#fdfbec

Tones

Color #f5e48e mixed toward gray.

#ecde97

#e4d99f

#dbd3a8

#d3cdb0

#cac7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eeeea8 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#eff0ae · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#f4babd · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#e3e3e3 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f5e48e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f5e48e]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#f5e48e (#f5e48e) is rgb(245, 228, 142) in RGB.

No, #f5e48e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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