#ffe956

Color #ffe956

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 17.94 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe956

RGB

rgb(255, 233, 86)

HSL

hsl(52.2, 100%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.2, 66.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 66.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(91.78, -8.65, 71.22)

LCH

lch(91.78, 71.74, 96.92)

OKLCH

oklch(92.6%, 0.1629, 100.72)

HWB

hwb(52.2, 33.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#566cff

Analogous

#ff9556

#ffe956

#c1ff56

Triadic

#ffe956

#56ffe9

#e956ff

Split-complementary

#ffe956

#56c1ff

#9556ff

Tetradic

#ffe956

#6cff56

#566cff

#e956ff

Square

#ffe956

#56ff95

#566cff

#ff56c1

Shades

Color #ffe956 mixed toward black.

#ffe21d

#e3c600

#ab9400

#726300

#393100

Tints

Color #ffe956 mixed toward white.

#ffed72

#fff08e

#fff4ab

#fff8c7

#fffbe3

Tones

Color #ffe956 mixed toward gray.

#f1df64

#e3d472

#d5ca80

#c7bf8e

#b9b59d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f6f68d · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#f7f997 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#feabb0 · ΔE 44

Achromatopsia

#e7e7e7 · ΔE 27.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe956;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe956]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ffe956 (#ffe956) is rgb(255, 233, 86) in RGB.

No, #ffe956 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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