#ffe68e

Color #ffe68e

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 6.26 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe68e

RGB

rgb(255, 230, 142)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 100%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 44.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 44.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(91.6, -2.94, 45.86)

LCH

lch(91.6, 45.95, 93.67)

OKLCH

oklch(92.7%, 0.1114, 94.07)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 55.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea7ff

Analogous

#ffad8e

#ffe68e

#dfff8e

Triadic

#ffe68e

#8effe6

#e68eff

Split-complementary

#ffe68e

#8edfff

#ad8eff

Tetradic

#ffe68e

#a7ff8e

#8ea7ff

#e68eff

Square

#ffe68e

#8effad

#8ea7ff

#ff8edf

Shades

Color #ffe68e mixed toward black.

#ffd74c

#ffc90a

#c69a00

#846700

#423300

Tints

Color #ffe68e mixed toward white.

#ffeaa1

#ffeeb4

#fff2c6

#fff7d9

#fffbec

Tones

Color #ffe68e mixed toward gray.

#f6e197

#ecdba1

#e3d6aa

#d9d1b4

#d0ccbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f5f4a9 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#f6f8af · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#febbbe · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#e7e7e7 · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe68e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe68e]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#ffe68e (#ffe68e) is rgb(255, 230, 142) in RGB.

No, #ffe68e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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