#ffe987

Color #ffe987

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 6.7 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe987

RGB

rgb(255, 233, 135)

HSL

hsl(49, 100%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49, 47.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 47.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(92.26, -5.11, 50.08)

LCH

lch(92.26, 50.34, 95.83)

OKLCH

oklch(93.2%, 0.121, 97.03)

HWB

hwb(49, 52.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879dff

Analogous

#ffad87

#ffe987

#d9ff87

Triadic

#ffe987

#87ffe9

#e987ff

Split-complementary

#ffe987

#87d9ff

#ad87ff

Tetradic

#ffe987

#9dff87

#879dff

#e987ff

Square

#ffe987

#87ffad

#879dff

#ff87d9

Shades

Color #ffe987 mixed toward black.

#ffdd46

#ffd105

#c39f00

#826a00

#413500

Tints

Color #ffe987 mixed toward white.

#ffed9b

#fff0af

#fff4c3

#fff8d7

#fffbeb

Tones

Color #ffe987 mixed toward gray.

#f5e391

#ebdc9b

#e1d6a5

#d7d0af

#cdc9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f6f6a6 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#f7f9ac · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#febabe · ΔE 35.9

Achromatopsia

#e9e9e9 · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe987;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe987]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#ffe987 (#ffe987) is rgb(255, 233, 135) in RGB.

No, #ffe987 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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