#ffeb9e

Color #ffeb9e

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffeb9e

RGB

rgb(255, 235, 158)

HSL

hsl(47.6, 100%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.6, 38%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 38%, 0%)

LAB

lab(93.08, -3.81, 39.84)

LCH

lch(93.08, 40.02, 95.46)

OKLCH

oklch(93.9%, 0.0985, 95.3)

HWB

hwb(47.6, 62%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb2ff

Analogous

#ffbb9e

#ffeb9e

#e3ff9e

Triadic

#ffeb9e

#9effeb

#eb9eff

Split-complementary

#ffeb9e

#9ee3ff

#bb9eff

Tetradic

#ffeb9e

#b2ff9e

#9eb2ff

#eb9eff

Square

#ffeb9e

#9effbb

#9eb2ff

#ff9ee3

Shades

Color #ffeb9e mixed toward black.

#ffdd59

#ffcf14

#cfa400

#8a6d00

#453700

Tints

Color #ffeb9e mixed toward white.

#ffeeae

#fff2be

#fff5cf

#fff8df

#fffcef

Tones

Color #ffeb9e mixed toward gray.

#f7e6a6

#efe1ae

#e7ddb6

#dfd8be

#d7d3c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f7f6b5 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#f8f9ba · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#fec4c7 · ΔE 31.2

Achromatopsia

#ebebeb · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffeb9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffeb9e]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ffeb9e (#ffeb9e) is rgb(255, 235, 158) in RGB.

No, #ffeb9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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