#ffaa20

Color #ffaa20

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 4.9 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffaa20

RGB

rgb(255, 170, 32)

HSL

hsl(37.1, 100%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.1, 87.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 87.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(76.14, 21.7, 74.76)

LCH

lch(76.14, 77.85, 73.81)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.1652, 71.8)

HWB

hwb(37.1, 12.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2075ff

Analogous

#ff3b20

#ffaa20

#e5ff20

Triadic

#ffaa20

#20ffaa

#aa20ff

Split-complementary

#ffaa20

#20e5ff

#3b20ff

Tetradic

#ffaa20

#75ff20

#2075ff

#aa20ff

Square

#ffaa20

#20ff3b

#2075ff

#ff20e5

Shades

Color #ffaa20 mixed toward black.

#ef9400

#bf7600

#905900

#603b00

#301e00

Tints

Color #ffaa20 mixed toward white.

#ffb845

#ffc66a

#ffd490

#ffe3b5

#fff1da

Tones

Color #ffaa20 mixed toward gray.

#eca633

#daa145

#c79d58

#b5986a

#a2947d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfdf5c · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#e4ea65 · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#fc767b · ΔE 35.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 28.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffaa20;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffaa20]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffaa20 (#ffaa20) is rgb(255, 170, 32) in RGB.

No, #ffaa20 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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