#ffdd50

Color #ffdd50

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 16.84 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffdd50

RGB

rgb(255, 221, 80)

HSL

hsl(48.3, 100%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.3, 68.6%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 68.6%, 0%)

LAB

lab(88.71, -2.96, 70.42)

LCH

lch(88.71, 70.48, 92.41)

OKLCH

oklch(90.2%, 0.1582, 95.33)

HWB

hwb(48.3, 31.4%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5072ff

Analogous

#ff8550

#ffdd50

#caff50

Triadic

#ffdd50

#50ffdd

#dd50ff

Split-complementary

#ffdd50

#50caff

#8550ff

Tetradic

#ffdd50

#72ff50

#5072ff

#dd50ff

Square

#ffdd50

#50ff85

#5072ff

#ff50ca

Shades

Color #ffdd50 mixed toward black.

#ffd218

#dfb400

#a88700

#705a00

#382d00

Tints

Color #ffdd50 mixed toward white.

#ffe36d

#ffe88a

#ffeea8

#fff4c5

#fff9e2

Tones

Color #ffdd50 mixed toward gray.

#f0d45f

#e2cb6d

#d3c27c

#c5b98a

#b6b099

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f1f185 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#f3f58f · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#fda1a7 · ΔE 42.9

Achromatopsia

#dfdfdf · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffdd50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffdd50]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ffdd50 (#ffdd50) is rgb(255, 221, 80) in RGB.

No, #ffdd50 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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