#ffe461

Color #ffe461

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 20.81 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe461

RGB

rgb(255, 228, 97)

HSL

hsl(49.7, 100%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.7, 62%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 62%, 0%)

LAB

lab(90.6, -5.52, 65.49)

LCH

lch(90.6, 65.72, 94.82)

OKLCH

oklch(91.7%, 0.1509, 97.65)

HWB

hwb(49.7, 38%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#617cff

Analogous

#ff9561

#ffe461

#cbff61

Triadic

#ffe461

#61ffe4

#e461ff

Split-complementary

#ffe461

#61cbff

#9561ff

Tetradic

#ffe461

#7cff61

#617cff

#e461ff

Square

#ffe461

#61ff95

#617cff

#ff61cb

Shades

Color #ffe461 mixed toward black.

#ffda26

#ebc200

#b09200

#756100

#3b3100

Tints

Color #ffe461 mixed toward white.

#ffe87b

#ffed96

#fff1b0

#fff6ca

#fffae5

Tones

Color #ffe461 mixed toward gray.

#f2db6e

#e5d37b

#d7ca88

#cac196

#bdb9a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f4f490 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#f5f799 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#feaaaf · ΔE 41.8

Achromatopsia

#e4e4e4 · ΔE 26.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe461;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe461]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ffe461 (#ffe461) is rgb(255, 228, 97) in RGB.

No, #ffe461 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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