#ffdd57

Color #ffdd57

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 19.55 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffdd57

RGB

rgb(255, 221, 87)

HSL

hsl(47.9, 100%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.9, 65.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 65.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(88.76, -2.59, 67.68)

LCH

lch(88.76, 67.73, 92.19)

OKLCH

oklch(90.2%, 0.1533, 94.79)

HWB

hwb(47.9, 34.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5779ff

Analogous

#ff8957

#ffdd57

#cdff57

Triadic

#ffdd57

#57ffdd

#dd57ff

Split-complementary

#ffdd57

#57cdff

#8957ff

Tetradic

#ffdd57

#79ff57

#5779ff

#dd57ff

Square

#ffdd57

#57ff89

#5779ff

#ff57cd

Shades

Color #ffdd57 mixed toward black.

#ffd21e

#e4b600

#ab8900

#725b00

#392e00

Tints

Color #ffdd57 mixed toward white.

#ffe373

#ffe88f

#ffeeab

#fff4c7

#fff9e3

Tones

Color #ffdd57 mixed toward gray.

#f1d565

#e3cc73

#d5c481

#c7bc8f

#b9b39d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f1f188 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#f3f591 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#fda3a8 · ΔE 41.7

Achromatopsia

#dfdfdf · ΔE 26.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffdd57;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffdd57]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ffdd57 (#ffdd57) is rgb(255, 221, 87) in RGB.

No, #ffdd57 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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