#ffec9d

Color #ffec9d

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 6.98 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffec9d

RGB

rgb(255, 236, 157)

HSL

hsl(48.4, 100%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.4, 38.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 38.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(93.31, -4.42, 40.64)

LCH

lch(93.31, 40.88, 96.21)

OKLCH

oklch(94.1%, 0.1005, 96.28)

HWB

hwb(48.4, 61.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db0ff

Analogous

#ffbb9d

#ffec9d

#e1ff9d

Triadic

#ffec9d

#9dffec

#ec9dff

Split-complementary

#ffec9d

#9de1ff

#bb9dff

Tetradic

#ffec9d

#b0ff9d

#9db0ff

#ec9dff

Square

#ffec9d

#9dffbb

#9db0ff

#ff9de1

Shades

Color #ffec9d mixed toward black.

#ffdf58

#ffd214

#cea600

#896f00

#453700

Tints

Color #ffec9d mixed toward white.

#ffefad

#fff2be

#fff6ce

#fff9de

#fffcef

Tones

Color #ffec9d mixed toward gray.

#f7e7a5

#efe2ad

#e7ddb6

#ded8be

#d6d3c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f7f7b4 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#f8fab9 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#fec4c8 · ΔE 32.1

Achromatopsia

#ececec · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffec9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffec9d]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#ffec9d (#ffec9d) is rgb(255, 236, 157) in RGB.

No, #ffec9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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