Colors

#FFFFE0

Light Yellow

Light Yellow is #FFFFE0. In CSS you can write it as the keyword lightyellow. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#FFFFE0
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 224)
HSL
hsl(60,100%,94%)
HSV
hsv(60, 12%, 100%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,12,0)
OKLCH
oklch(99.2% 0.040 107.1)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#FFFFE6

20% white

#FFFFEC

40% white

#FFFFF3

60% white

#FFFFF9

80% white

Shades

#CCCCB3

20% black

#999986

40% black

#66665A

60% black

#33332D

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Light Yellow. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#FFFFE0

#E0E0FF

#FFFFFF

#FFFFFF

#E4E4AF

Analogous

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#FFF0E0

#FFFFE0

#F0FFE0

#E0FFE0

#FDE3E3

Triadic

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#FFFFE0

#E0FFFF

#FFE0FF

#FFFFFF

#F3BAF3

Split Complementary

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#FFFFE0

#E0F0FF

#F0E0FF

#FFFFFF

#AFAFE4

Monochromatic

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#666600

#B3B300

#FFFF00

#FFFF4D

#FFFF99

Tetradic

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#FFFFE0

#E0FFF0

#E0E0FF

#FFE0F0

#FFFFFF

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 1.02:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 20.63:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

Similar named colors

Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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