#ffe228

Color #ffe228

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 6.62 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe228

RGB

rgb(255, 226, 40)

HSL

hsl(51.9, 100%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.9, 84.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 84.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(89.77, -6.92, 83.84)

LCH

lch(89.77, 84.13, 94.72)

OKLCH

oklch(91%, 0.1813, 99.33)

HWB

hwb(51.9, 15.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2845ff

Analogous

#ff7628

#ffe228

#b0ff28

Triadic

#ffe228

#28ffe2

#e228ff

Split-complementary

#ffe228

#28b0ff

#7628ff

Tetradic

#ffe228

#45ff28

#2845ff

#e228ff

Square

#ffe228

#28ff76

#2845ff

#ff28b0

Shades

Color #ffe228 mixed toward black.

#f6d400

#c5aa00

#937f00

#625500

#312a00

Tints

Color #ffe228 mixed toward white.

#ffe74c

#ffec70

#fff093

#fff5b7

#fffadb

Tones

Color #ffe228 mixed toward gray.

#edd53a

#dbc84c

#c9bb5e

#b7ae70

#a5a081

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f3f37c · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#f5f787 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#fe9ea4 · ΔE 47.3

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 29.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe228;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe228]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ffe228 (#ffe228) is rgb(255, 226, 40) in RGB.

No, #ffe228 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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