#ffdc50

Color #ffdc50

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 17.05 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffdc50

RGB

rgb(255, 220, 80)

HSL

hsl(48, 100%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 68.6%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 68.6%, 0%)

LAB

lab(88.46, -2.45, 70.16)

LCH

lch(88.46, 70.2, 92)

OKLCH

oklch(90%, 0.1575, 94.81)

HWB

hwb(48, 31.4%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5073ff

Analogous

#ff8550

#ffdc50

#cbff50

Triadic

#ffdc50

#50ffdc

#dc50ff

Split-complementary

#ffdc50

#50cbff

#8550ff

Tetradic

#ffdc50

#73ff50

#5073ff

#dc50ff

Square

#ffdc50

#50ff85

#5073ff

#ff50cb

Shades

Color #ffdc50 mixed toward black.

#ffd118

#dfb300

#a88600

#705900

#382d00

Tints

Color #ffdc50 mixed toward white.

#ffe26d

#ffe88a

#ffeea8

#fff3c5

#fff9e2

Tones

Color #ffdc50 mixed toward gray.

#f0d35f

#e2cb6d

#d3c27c

#c5b98a

#b6b099

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f1f085 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#f3f58e · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#fda1a6 · ΔE 42.3

Achromatopsia

#dedede · ΔE 27.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffdc50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffdc50]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ffdc50 (#ffdc50) is rgb(255, 220, 80) in RGB.

No, #ffdc50 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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