#ffe490

Color #ffe490

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 7.35 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 2.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ffe490

RGB

rgb(255, 228, 144)

HSL

hsl(45.4, 100%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.4, 43.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 43.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(91.13, -1.74, 44.28)

LCH

lch(91.13, 44.31, 92.25)

OKLCH

oklch(92.3%, 0.1077, 92.24)

HWB

hwb(45.4, 56.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90abff

Analogous

#ffac90

#ffe490

#e2ff90

Triadic

#ffe490

#90ffe4

#e490ff

Split-complementary

#ffe490

#90e2ff

#ac90ff

Tetradic

#ffe490

#abff90

#90abff

#e490ff

Square

#ffe490

#90ffac

#90abff

#ff90e2

Shades

Color #ffe490 mixed toward black.

#ffd44d

#ffc40b

#c79700

#856500

#423200

Tints

Color #ffe490 mixed toward white.

#ffe8a2

#ffedb5

#fff1c7

#fff6da

#fffaec

Tones

Color #ffe490 mixed toward gray.

#f6df99

#ecdaa2

#e3d6ac

#dad1b5

#d1ccbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f4f4a9 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#f5f7af · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#febbbe · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 22.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe490;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe490]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffe490 (#ffe490) is rgb(255, 228, 144) in RGB.

No, #ffe490 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ffe490, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast