#ffdd48

Color #ffdd48

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 13.94 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffdd48

RGB

rgb(255, 221, 72)

HSL

hsl(48.9, 100%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.9, 71.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 71.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(88.66, -3.34, 73.37)

LCH

lch(88.66, 73.45, 92.61)

OKLCH

oklch(90.1%, 0.1631, 95.84)

HWB

hwb(48.9, 28.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#486aff

Analogous

#ff8248

#ffdd48

#c5ff48

Triadic

#ffdd48

#48ffdd

#dd48ff

Split-complementary

#ffdd48

#48c5ff

#8248ff

Tetradic

#ffdd48

#6aff48

#486aff

#dd48ff

Square

#ffdd48

#48ff82

#486aff

#ff48c5

Shades

Color #ffdd48 mixed toward black.

#ffd311

#dab200

#a38500

#6d5900

#362c00

Tints

Color #ffdd48 mixed toward white.

#ffe366

#ffe885

#ffeea3

#fff4c2

#fff9e0

Tones

Color #ffdd48 mixed toward gray.

#f0d457

#e0ca66

#d1c076

#c2b785

#b3ad94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f1f182 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#f3f58c · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#fda0a5 · ΔE 43.4

Achromatopsia

#dfdfdf · ΔE 27.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffdd48;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffdd48]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#ffdd48 (#ffdd48) is rgb(255, 221, 72) in RGB.

No, #ffdd48 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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