#ffde49

Color #ffde49

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 14.14 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ffde49

RGB

rgb(255, 222, 73)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 71.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(88.92, -3.79, 73.26)

LCH

lch(88.92, 73.36, 92.96)

OKLCH

oklch(90.3%, 0.1633, 96.26)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 28.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#496aff

Analogous

#ff8349

#ffde49

#c5ff49

Triadic

#ffde49

#49ffde

#de49ff

Split-complementary

#ffde49

#49c5ff

#8349ff

Tetradic

#ffde49

#6aff49

#496aff

#de49ff

Square

#ffde49

#49ff83

#496aff

#ff49c5

Shades

Color #ffde49 mixed toward black.

#ffd412

#dbb300

#a48600

#6d5900

#372d00

Tints

Color #ffde49 mixed toward white.

#ffe367

#ffe986

#ffeea4

#fff4c2

#fff9e1

Tones

Color #ffde49 mixed toward gray.

#f0d458

#e1cb67

#d1c176

#c2b786

#b3ae95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f1f183 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#f3f68d · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#fda1a6 · ΔE 43.5

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: #ffde49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffde49]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#ffde49 (#ffde49) is rgb(255, 222, 73) in RGB.

No, #ffde49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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