#fb9b00

Color #fb9b00

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 4.91 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#fb9b00

RGB

rgb(251, 155, 0)

HSL

hsl(37.1, 100%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.1, 100%, 98.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 100%, 1.6%)

LAB

lab(72.2, 27.48, 76.94)

LCH

lch(72.2, 81.7, 70.35)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.1704, 66.85)

HWB

hwb(37.1, 0%, 1.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0060fb

Analogous

#fb1e00

#fb9b00

#ddfb00

Triadic

#fb9b00

#00fb9b

#9b00fb

Split-complementary

#fb9b00

#00ddfb

#1e00fb

Tetradic

#fb9b00

#60fb00

#0060fb

#9b00fb

Square

#fb9b00

#00fb1e

#0060fb

#fb00dd

Shades

Color #fb9b00 mixed toward black.

#d18100

#a76700

#7d4e00

#543400

#2a1a00

Tints

Color #fb9b00 mixed toward white.

#ffad27

#ffbd52

#ffce7d

#ffdea9

#ffefd4

Tones

Color #fb9b00 mixed toward gray.

#e69615

#d1912a

#bc8c3f

#a78754

#928269

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d850 · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#dde458 · ΔE 30

Tritanopia

#f7696e · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 28.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #fb9b00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#fb9b00]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#fb9b00 (#fb9b00) is rgb(251, 155, 0) in RGB.

No, #fb9b00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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