#ff980b

Color #ff980b

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 6.59 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ff980b

RGB

rgb(255, 152, 11)

HSL

hsl(34.7, 100%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.7, 95.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.4%, 95.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(72.06, 30.77, 75.74)

LCH

lch(72.06, 81.75, 67.89)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.173, 63.64)

HWB

hwb(34.7, 4.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0b72ff

Analogous

#ff1e0b

#ff980b

#ecff0b

Triadic

#ff980b

#0bff98

#980bff

Split-complementary

#ff980b

#0becff

#1e0bff

Tetradic

#ff980b

#72ff0b

#0b72ff

#980bff

Square

#ff980b

#0bff1e

#0b72ff

#ff0bec

Shades

Color #ff980b mixed toward black.

#de8000

#b16700

#854d00

#593300

#2c1a00

Tints

Color #ff980b mixed toward white.

#ffa934

#ffba5c

#ffcc85

#ffddae

#ffeed6

Tones

Color #ff980b mixed toward gray.

#eb9520

#d69234

#c28f48

#ae8b5c

#998871

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dad94f · ΔE 29.2

Deuteranopia

#e0e658 · ΔE 31.9

Tritanopia

#fb686c · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 28.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff980b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff980b]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ff980b (#ff980b) is rgb(255, 152, 11) in RGB.

No, #ff980b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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