#ffe15e

Color #ffe15e

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 21.48 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe15e

RGB

rgb(255, 225, 94)

HSL

hsl(48.8, 100%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.8, 63.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 63.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(89.82, -4.2, 65.91)

LCH

lch(89.82, 66.04, 93.65)

OKLCH

oklch(91.1%, 0.151, 96.35)

HWB

hwb(48.8, 36.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e7cff

Analogous

#ff905e

#ffe15e

#cdff5e

Triadic

#ffe15e

#5effe1

#e15eff

Split-complementary

#ffe15e

#5ecdff

#905eff

Tetradic

#ffe15e

#7cff5e

#5e7cff

#e15eff

Square

#ffe15e

#5eff90

#5e7cff

#ff5ecd

Shades

Color #ffe15e mixed toward black.

#ffd624

#e9bd00

#ae8e00

#745f00

#3a2f00

Tints

Color #ffe15e mixed toward white.

#ffe679

#ffeb94

#fff0ae

#fff5c9

#fffae4

Tones

Color #ffe15e mixed toward gray.

#f2d96b

#e4d079

#d7c886

#c9bf94

#bcb7a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f3f28d · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#f4f796 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#fea8ad · ΔE 41.5

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 26.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe15e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe15e]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Frequently asked questions

#ffe15e (#ffe15e) is rgb(255, 225, 94) in RGB.

No, #ffe15e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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