#FFDB4E

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#ffdb4e is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(255, 219, 78), HSL(48°, 100%, 65%), CMYK(0%, 14%, 69%, 0%). Closest named color: gold. Contrast is 1.36:1 on white and 15.49:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#ffdb4e
RGBrgb(255 219 78)
RGB (legacy)rgb(255, 219, 78)
RGB %rgb(100% 86% 31%)
HSLhsl(48 100% 65%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 69%, 100%)
HWBhwb(48 31% 0%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 69%, 0%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(88.68 2.34 70.54)
LCHlch(88.68 70.57 88.1)
OKLaboklab(0.8976 -0.0123 0.1577)
OKLCHoklch(0.8976 0.1581 94.45)
Decimal16767822

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorgold ΔE 2.7
Closest web-safe color#ffcc66
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)100% / 69%
Lightness (HSL)65%
Brightness or Value (HSV)100%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)84% / 85%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.7247
Red / Green / Blue255 / 219 / 78

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.36:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
15.49:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 17.3 / -86.3 · As background with white / black text: Lc -19.8 / 86.4

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #ffdb4e;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(89.76% 0.1581 94.45);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(255 219 78 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#ffdb4e] text-[#ffdb4e] border-[#ffdb4e]">