#ffc000

Color #ffc000

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 13.66 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffc000

RGB

rgb(255, 192, 0)

HSL

hsl(45.2, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.2, 100%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 100%, 0%)

LAB

lab(81.27, 9.87, 83.2)

LCH

lch(81.27, 83.78, 83.23)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.1727, 84.58)

HWB

hwb(45.2, 0%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#003fff

Analogous

#ff4100

#ffc000

#beff00

Triadic

#ffc000

#00ffc0

#c000ff

Split-complementary

#ffc000

#00beff

#4100ff

Tetradic

#ffc000

#3fff00

#003fff

#c000ff

Square

#ffc000

#00ff41

#003fff

#ff00be

Shades

Color #ffc000 mixed toward black.

#d5a000

#aa8000

#806000

#554000

#2a2000

Tints

Color #ffc000 mixed toward white.

#ffcb2a

#ffd555

#ffe080

#ffeaaa

#fff5d5

Tones

Color #ffc000 mixed toward gray.

#eab515

#d5ab2a

#bfa040

#aa9555

#958a6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e664 · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#eaee6f · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#fc8389 · ΔE 42.4

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 29

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffc000;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffc000]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffc000 (#ffc000) is rgb(255, 192, 0) in RGB.

No, #ffc000 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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