#ffdc40

Color #ffdc40

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 11.41 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffdc40

RGB

rgb(255, 220, 64)

HSL

hsl(49, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 74.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(88.36, -3.17, 75.88)

LCH

lch(88.36, 75.95, 92.39)

OKLCH

oklch(89.9%, 0.1671, 95.81)

HWB

hwb(49, 25.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4063ff

Analogous

#ff7c40

#ffdc40

#c2ff40

Triadic

#ffdc40

#40ffdc

#dc40ff

Split-complementary

#ffdc40

#40c2ff

#7c40ff

Tetradic

#ffdc40

#63ff40

#4063ff

#dc40ff

Square

#ffdc40

#40ff7c

#4063ff

#ff40c2

Shades

Color #ffdc40 mixed toward black.

#ffd20b

#d5ae00

#9f8200

#6a5700

#352b00

Tints

Color #ffdc40 mixed toward white.

#ffe260

#ffe880

#ffed9f

#fff3bf

#fff9df

Tones

Color #ffdc40 mixed toward gray.

#efd250

#dfc860

#cfbe70

#bfb480

#afa98f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f1f07f · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#f3f589 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#fd9da3 · ΔE 44.5

Achromatopsia

#dedede · ΔE 28

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffdc40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffdc40]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#ffdc40 (#ffdc40) is rgb(255, 220, 64) in RGB.

No, #ffdc40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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