#ffdb40

Color #ffdb40

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 11.57 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffdb40

RGB

rgb(255, 219, 64)

HSL

hsl(48.7, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.7, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 74.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(88.11, -2.66, 75.64)

LCH

lch(88.11, 75.69, 92.01)

OKLCH

oklch(89.7%, 0.1664, 95.34)

HWB

hwb(48.7, 25.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4064ff

Analogous

#ff7b40

#ffdb40

#c3ff40

Triadic

#ffdb40

#40ffdb

#db40ff

Split-complementary

#ffdb40

#40c3ff

#7b40ff

Tetradic

#ffdb40

#64ff40

#4064ff

#db40ff

Square

#ffdb40

#40ff7b

#4064ff

#ff40c3

Shades

Color #ffdb40 mixed toward black.

#ffd10b

#d5ac00

#9f8100

#6a5600

#352b00

Tints

Color #ffdb40 mixed toward white.

#ffe160

#ffe780

#ffed9f

#fff3bf

#fff9df

Tones

Color #ffdb40 mixed toward gray.

#efd150

#dfc760

#cfbd70

#bfb380

#afa98f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f0f07e · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#f2f589 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#fd9da2 · ΔE 43.9

Achromatopsia

#dddddd · ΔE 28

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffdb40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffdb40]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#ffdb40 (#ffdb40) is rgb(255, 219, 64) in RGB.

No, #ffdb40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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