#ffd042

Color #ffd042

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 15.64 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffd042

RGB

rgb(255, 208, 66)

HSL

hsl(45.1, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.1, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 74.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(85.39, 3.01, 72.37)

LCH

lch(85.39, 72.43, 87.62)

OKLCH

oklch(87.5%, 0.1591, 89.68)

HWB

hwb(45.1, 25.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4271ff

Analogous

#ff7142

#ffd042

#cfff42

Triadic

#ffd042

#42ffd0

#d042ff

Split-complementary

#ffd042

#42cfff

#7142ff

Tetradic

#ffd042

#71ff42

#4271ff

#d042ff

Square

#ffd042

#42ff71

#4271ff

#ff42cf

Shades

Color #ffd042 mixed toward black.

#ffc30c

#d6a100

#a07900

#6b5000

#352800

Tints

Color #ffd042 mixed toward white.

#ffd861

#ffe081

#ffe8a0

#ffefc0

#fff7df

Tones

Color #ffd042 mixed toward gray.

#efc852

#dfc061

#d0b871

#c0b081

#b0a891

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ecec7a · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#eff283 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#fd969b · ΔE 41.5

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 27.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffd042;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffd042]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffd042 (#ffd042) is rgb(255, 208, 66) in RGB.

No, #ffd042 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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