#ffd012

Color #ffd012

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 5.04 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffd012

RGB

rgb(255, 208, 18)

HSL

hsl(48.1, 100%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.1, 92.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 92.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(85.21, 1.79, 84.19)

LCH

lch(85.21, 84.21, 88.78)

OKLCH

oklch(87.3%, 0.1763, 91.95)

HWB

hwb(48.1, 7.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1241ff

Analogous

#ff5912

#ffd012

#b7ff12

Triadic

#ffd012

#12ffd0

#d012ff

Split-complementary

#ffd012

#12b7ff

#5912ff

Tetradic

#ffd012

#41ff12

#1241ff

#d012ff

Square

#ffd012

#12ff59

#1241ff

#ff12b7

Shades

Color #ffd012 mixed toward black.

#e3b600

#b69200

#886d00

#5b4900

#2d2400

Tints

Color #ffd012 mixed toward white.

#ffd839

#ffe061

#ffe788

#ffefb0

#fff7d7

Tones

Color #ffd012 mixed toward gray.

#ebc426

#d7b839

#c4ac4d

#b0a061

#9c9475

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ecec6e · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#eff27a · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#fd8f96 · ΔE 45.5

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 29.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffd012;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffd012]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ffd012 (#ffd012) is rgb(255, 208, 18) in RGB.

No, #ffd012 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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