#ffec9e

Color #ffec9e

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 7.36 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffec9e

RGB

rgb(255, 236, 158)

HSL

hsl(48.2, 100%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.2, 38%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 38%, 0%)

LAB

lab(93.33, -4.32, 40.16)

LCH

lch(93.33, 40.39, 96.14)

OKLCH

oklch(94.1%, 0.0994, 96.12)

HWB

hwb(48.2, 62%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb1ff

Analogous

#ffbb9e

#ffec9e

#e2ff9e

Triadic

#ffec9e

#9effec

#ec9eff

Split-complementary

#ffec9e

#9ee2ff

#bb9eff

Tetradic

#ffec9e

#b1ff9e

#9eb1ff

#ec9eff

Square

#ffec9e

#9effbb

#9eb1ff

#ff9ee2

Shades

Color #ffec9e mixed toward black.

#ffde59

#ffd114

#cfa600

#8a6f00

#453700

Tints

Color #ffec9e mixed toward white.

#ffefae

#fff2be

#fff5cf

#fff9df

#fffcef

Tones

Color #ffec9e mixed toward gray.

#f7e7a6

#efe2ae

#e7ddb6

#dfd8be

#d7d3c6

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

#f7f7b5 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#f8faba · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#fec5c8 · ΔE 31.4

Achromatopsia

#ececec · ΔE 21.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffec9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffec9e]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ffec9e (#ffec9e) is rgb(255, 236, 158) in RGB.

No, #ffec9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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