#e6ac40

Color #e6ac40

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#e6ac40

RGB

rgb(230, 172, 64)

HSL

hsl(39, 76.9%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39, 72.2%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.2%, 72.2%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(74, 11.11, 61.13)

LCH

lch(74, 62.13, 79.7)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.1383, 79.37)

HWB

hwb(39, 25.1%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#407ae6

Analogous

#e65940

#e6ac40

#cde640

Triadic

#e6ac40

#40e6ac

#ac40e6

Split-complementary

#e6ac40

#40cde6

#5940e6

Tetradic

#e6ac40

#7ae640

#407ae6

#ac40e6

Square

#e6ac40

#40e659

#407ae6

#e640cd

Shades

Color #e6ac40 mixed toward black.

#d9971c

#ad7917

#825a11

#573c0b

#2b1e06

Tints

Color #e6ac40 mixed toward white.

#eaba60

#eec87f

#f3d59f

#f7e3bf

#fbf1df

Tones

Color #e6ac40 mixed toward gray.

#d8a84e

#caa45b

#bc9f69

#af9b77

#a19785

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfcf68 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#d3d76f · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#e47e82 · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 25.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e6ac40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6ac40]

Related colors

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Moccasin #ffe4b5

Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#e6ac40 (#e6ac40) is rgb(230, 172, 64) in RGB.

No, #e6ac40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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