#ffefae

Color #ffefae

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 5.26 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-100 #fef9c2 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffefae

RGB

rgb(255, 239, 174)

HSL

hsl(48.1, 100%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.1, 31.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 31.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(94.33, -3.99, 33.46)

LCH

lch(94.33, 33.7, 96.8)

OKLCH

oklch(95%, 0.0841, 95.94)

HWB

hwb(48.1, 68.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebeff

Analogous

#ffc6ae

#ffefae

#e7ffae

Triadic

#ffefae

#aeffef

#efaeff

Split-complementary

#ffefae

#aee7ff

#c6aeff

Tetradic

#ffefae

#beffae

#aebeff

#efaeff

Square

#ffefae

#aeffc6

#aebeff

#ffaee7

Shades

Color #ffefae mixed toward black.

#ffe166

#ffd31f

#d6ac00

#8f7300

#473900

Tints

Color #ffefae mixed toward white.

#fff2bb

#fff4c9

#fff7d6

#fffae4

#fffcf1

Tones

Color #ffefae mixed toward gray.

#f8ebb5

#f1e7bb

#ebe3c2

#e4dfc9

#dddbd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

18.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (18.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f8f8c0 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#f9fac5 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#fecdd0 · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#efefef · ΔE 19.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffefae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffefae]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ffefae (#ffefae) is rgb(255, 239, 174) in RGB.

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

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