#ffdb16

Color #ffdb16

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 2.53 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 1.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ffdb16

RGB

rgb(255, 219, 22)

HSL

hsl(50.7, 100%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.7, 91.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 91.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(87.96, -3.74, 85.7)

LCH

lch(87.96, 85.78, 92.5)

OKLCH

oklch(89.5%, 0.1816, 96.77)

HWB

hwb(50.7, 8.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#163aff

Analogous

#ff6616

#ffdb16

#afff16

Triadic

#ffdb16

#16ffdb

#db16ff

Split-complementary

#ffdb16

#16afff

#6616ff

Tetradic

#ffdb16

#3aff16

#163aff

#db16ff

Square

#ffdb16

#16ff66

#163aff

#ff16af

Shades

Color #ffdb16 mixed toward black.

#e7c300

#b99c00

#8a7500

#5c4e00

#2e2700

Tints

Color #ffdb16 mixed toward white.

#ffe13d

#ffe764

#ffed8a

#fff3b1

#fff9d8

Tones

Color #ffdb16 mixed toward gray.

#eccd29

#d8c03d

#c5b350

#b1a564

#9e9877

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f0f075 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#f2f581 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#fd979e · ΔE 47.3

Achromatopsia

#dddddd · ΔE 29.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffdb16;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffdb16]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ffdb16 (#ffdb16) is rgb(255, 219, 22) in RGB.

No, #ffdb16 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ffdb16, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast