#ffed96

Color #ffed96

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 4.63 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ffed96

RGB

rgb(255, 237, 150)

HSL

hsl(49.7, 100%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.7, 41.2%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 41.2%, 0%)

LAB

lab(93.46, -5.66, 44.3)

LCH

lch(93.46, 44.66, 97.28)

OKLCH

oklch(94.2%, 0.1091, 97.96)

HWB

hwb(49.7, 58.8%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a8ff

Analogous

#ffb896

#ffed96

#ddff96

Triadic

#ffed96

#96ffed

#ed96ff

Split-complementary

#ffed96

#96ddff

#b896ff

Tetradic

#ffed96

#a8ff96

#96a8ff

#ed96ff

Square

#ffed96

#96ffb8

#96a8ff

#ff96dd

Shades

Color #ffed96 mixed toward black.

#ffe152

#ffd60f

#caa800

#877000

#433800

Tints

Color #ffed96 mixed toward white.

#fff0a7

#fff3b9

#fff6ca

#fff9dc

#fffced

Tones

Color #ffed96 mixed toward gray.

#f6e79f

#ede1a7

#e5dcb0

#dcd6b9

#d3d0c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f7f7b0 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#f8fab6 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#fec2c6 · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#ececec · ΔE 22.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffed96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffed96]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ffed96 (#ffed96) is rgb(255, 237, 150) in RGB.

No, #ffed96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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