#ffd70c

Color #ffd70c

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 1.01 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffd70c

RGB

rgb(255, 215, 12)

HSL

hsl(50.1, 100%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.1, 95.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 95.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(86.94, -1.83, 86.12)

LCH

lch(86.94, 86.14, 91.22)

OKLCH

oklch(88.7%, 0.1808, 95.2)

HWB

hwb(50.1, 4.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c34ff

Analogous

#ff5e0c

#ffd70c

#aeff0c

Triadic

#ffd70c

#0cffd7

#d70cff

Split-complementary

#ffd70c

#0caeff

#5e0cff

Tetradic

#ffd70c

#34ff0c

#0c34ff

#d70cff

Square

#ffd70c

#0cff5e

#0c34ff

#ff0cae

Shades

Color #ffd70c mixed toward black.

#dfba00

#b29500

#867000

#594a00

#2d2500

Tints

Color #ffd70c mixed toward white.

#ffde35

#ffe45d

#ffeb86

#fff2ae

#fff8d7

Tones

Color #ffd70c mixed toward gray.

#ebc920

#d7bc35

#c2ae49

#aea15d

#9a9371

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#efee72 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#f1f47d · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#fd949a · ΔE 46.6

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 29.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffd70c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffd70c]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ffd70c (#ffd70c) is rgb(255, 215, 12) in RGB.

No, #ffd70c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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