#ffde57

Color #ffde57

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 19.33 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ffde57

RGB

rgb(255, 222, 87)

HSL

hsl(48.2, 100%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.2, 65.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 65.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(89.01, -3.09, 67.95)

LCH

lch(89.01, 68.02, 92.6)

OKLCH

oklch(90.4%, 0.1541, 95.33)

HWB

hwb(48.2, 34.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5778ff

Analogous

#ff8a57

#ffde57

#ccff57

Triadic

#ffde57

#57ffde

#de57ff

Split-complementary

#ffde57

#57ccff

#8a57ff

Tetradic

#ffde57

#78ff57

#5778ff

#de57ff

Square

#ffde57

#57ff8a

#5778ff

#ff57cc

Shades

Color #ffde57 mixed toward black.

#ffd31e

#e4b700

#ab8900

#725c00

#392e00

Tints

Color #ffde57 mixed toward white.

#ffe473

#ffe98f

#ffefab

#fff4c7

#fffae3

Tones

Color #ffde57 mixed toward gray.

#f1d665

#e3cd73

#d5c581

#c7bc8f

#b9b49d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f1f189 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#f3f692 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#fda4a9 · ΔE 41.8

Achromatopsia

#e0e0e0 · ΔE 26.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffde57;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffde57]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ffde57 (#ffde57) is rgb(255, 222, 87) in RGB.

No, #ffde57 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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