#ffcc2e

Color #ffcc2e

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 11.58 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcc2e

RGB

rgb(255, 204, 46)

HSL

hsl(45.4, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.4, 82%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20%, 82%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.3, 4.38, 77.78)

LCH

lch(84.3, 77.9, 86.78)

OKLCH

oklch(86.6%, 0.1667, 89)

HWB

hwb(45.4, 18%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e61ff

Analogous

#ff642e

#ffcc2e

#c9ff2e

Triadic

#ffcc2e

#2effcc

#cc2eff

Split-complementary

#ffcc2e

#2ec9ff

#642eff

Tetradic

#ffcc2e

#61ff2e

#2e61ff

#cc2eff

Square

#ffcc2e

#2eff64

#2e61ff

#ff2ec9

Shades

Color #ffcc2e mixed toward black.

#fbbe00

#c99800

#967200

#644c00

#322600

Tints

Color #ffcc2e mixed toward white.

#ffd551

#ffdd74

#ffe696

#ffeeb9

#fff7dc

Tones

Color #ffcc2e mixed toward gray.

#eec33f

#dcba51

#cbb162

#b9a874

#a89f85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebea72 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#eef17c · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#fd9095 · ΔE 42.5

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 28.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcc2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcc2e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffcc2e (#ffcc2e) is rgb(255, 204, 46) in RGB.

No, #ffcc2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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