#ff9e3d

Color #ff9e3d

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 15.49 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9e3d

RGB

rgb(255, 158, 61)

HSL

hsl(30, 100%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 76.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38%, 76.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.58, 28.79, 62.9)

LCH

lch(73.58, 69.18, 65.41)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.1571, 61.31)

HWB

hwb(30, 23.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d9eff

Analogous

#ff3d3d

#ff9e3d

#ffff3d

Triadic

#ff9e3d

#3dff9e

#9e3dff

Split-complementary

#ff9e3d

#3dffff

#3d3dff

Tetradic

#ff9e3d

#9eff3d

#3d9eff

#9e3dff

Square

#ff9e3d

#3dff3d

#3d9eff

#ff3dff

Shades

Color #ff9e3d mixed toward black.

#ff8409

#d36900

#9e4f00

#693500

#351a00

Tints

Color #ff9e3d mixed toward white.

#ffae5d

#ffbe7e

#ffcf9e

#ffdfbe

#ffefdf

Tones

Color #ff9e3d mixed toward gray.

#ef9e4d

#df9e5e

#cf9e6e

#be9e7e

#ae9e8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb60 · ΔE 28.9

Deuteranopia

#e1e767 · ΔE 31.5

Tritanopia

#fb7478 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 27.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9e3d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9e3d]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ff9e3d (#ff9e3d) is rgb(255, 158, 61) in RGB.

No, #ff9e3d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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