#ffde59

Color #ffde59

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 20.13 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ffde59

RGB

rgb(255, 222, 89)

HSL

hsl(48.1, 100%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.1, 65.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 65.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(89.03, -2.98, 67.14)

LCH

lch(89.03, 67.21, 92.54)

OKLCH

oklch(90.5%, 0.1526, 95.15)

HWB

hwb(48.1, 34.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#597aff

Analogous

#ff8b59

#ffde59

#cdff59

Triadic

#ffde59

#59ffde

#de59ff

Split-complementary

#ffde59

#59cdff

#8b59ff

Tetradic

#ffde59

#7aff59

#597aff

#de59ff

Square

#ffde59

#59ff8b

#597aff

#ff59cd

Shades

Color #ffde59 mixed toward black.

#ffd320

#e6b800

#ac8a00

#735c00

#392e00

Tints

Color #ffde59 mixed toward white.

#ffe475

#ffe991

#ffefac

#fff4c8

#fffae3

Tones

Color #ffde59 mixed toward gray.

#f1d667

#e3cd75

#d6c583

#c8bd91

#bab49e

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

#f1f18a · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#f3f692 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#fda4aa · ΔE 42

Achromatopsia

#e0e0e0 · ΔE 26.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffde59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffde59]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ffde59 (#ffde59) is rgb(255, 222, 89) in RGB.

No, #ffde59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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