#ffff9e

Color #ffff9e

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-200 #fff085 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffff9e

RGB

rgb(255, 255, 158)

HSL

hsl(60, 100%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 38%, 100%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(98.13, -13.71, 46.34)

LCH

lch(98.13, 48.33, 106.48)

OKLCH

oklch(97.9%, 0.1191, 108.4)

HWB

hwb(60, 62%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9eff

Analogous

#ffcf9e

#ffff9e

#cfff9e

Triadic

#ffff9e

#9effff

#ff9eff

Split-complementary

#ffff9e

#9ecfff

#cf9eff

Tetradic

#ffff9e

#9eff9e

#9e9eff

#ff9eff

Square

#ffff9e

#9effcf

#9e9eff

#ff9ecf

Shades

Color #ffff9e mixed toward black.

#ffff59

#ffff14

#cfcf00

#8a8a00

#454500

Tints

Color #ffff9e mixed toward white.

#ffffae

#ffffbe

#ffffcf

#ffffdf

#ffffef

Tones

Color #ffff9e mixed toward gray.

#f7f7a6

#efefae

#e7e7b6

#dfdfbe

#d7d7c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

20.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (20.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ffffbc · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#ffffc2 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#ffcfd3 · ΔE 36

Achromatopsia

#fafafa · ΔE 23.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffff9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffff9e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#ffff9e (#ffff9e) is rgb(255, 255, 158) in RGB.

No, #ffff9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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