#ffe042

Color #ffe042

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 11.68 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe042

RGB

rgb(255, 224, 66)

HSL

hsl(50.2, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.2, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 74.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(89.38, -5.1, 76.16)

LCH

lch(89.38, 76.33, 93.83)

OKLCH

oklch(90.7%, 0.1686, 97.57)

HWB

hwb(50.2, 25.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4261ff

Analogous

#ff8142

#ffe042

#bfff42

Triadic

#ffe042

#42ffe0

#e042ff

Split-complementary

#ffe042

#42bfff

#8142ff

Tetradic

#ffe042

#61ff42

#4261ff

#e042ff

Square

#ffe042

#42ff81

#4261ff

#ff42bf

Shades

Color #ffe042 mixed toward black.

#ffd70c

#d6b300

#a08600

#6b5900

#352d00

Tints

Color #ffe042 mixed toward white.

#ffe561

#ffea81

#fff0a0

#fff5c0

#fffadf

Tones

Color #ffe042 mixed toward gray.

#efd552

#dfcb61

#d0c071

#c0b681

#b0ab91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f2f282 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#f4f68c · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#fea0a6 · ΔE 45.1

Achromatopsia

#e1e1e1 · ΔE 28.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe042;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe042]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ffe042 (#ffe042) is rgb(255, 224, 66) in RGB.

No, #ffe042 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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