#ffe986

Color #ffe986

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 7.02 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe986

RGB

rgb(255, 233, 134)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 100%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 47.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 47.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(92.25, -5.2, 50.55)

LCH

lch(92.25, 50.82, 95.87)

OKLCH

oklch(93.1%, 0.1221, 97.15)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 52.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#869cff

Analogous

#ffad86

#ffe986

#d9ff86

Triadic

#ffe986

#86ffe9

#e986ff

Split-complementary

#ffe986

#86d9ff

#ad86ff

Tetradic

#ffe986

#9cff86

#869cff

#e986ff

Square

#ffe986

#86ffad

#869cff

#ff86d9

Shades

Color #ffe986 mixed toward black.

#ffdd45

#ffd104

#c39f00

#826a00

#413500

Tints

Color #ffe986 mixed toward white.

#ffed9a

#fff0ae

#fff4c3

#fff8d7

#fffbeb

Tones

Color #ffe986 mixed toward gray.

#f5e390

#ebdc9a

#e1d6a4

#d7cfae

#cdc9b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f6f6a5 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#f7f9ac · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#feb9be · ΔE 36.5

Achromatopsia

#e9e9e9 · ΔE 23.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe986;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe986]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#ffe986 (#ffe986) is rgb(255, 233, 134) in RGB.

No, #ffe986 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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