#ffaa5c

Color #ffaa5c

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 6 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffaa5c

RGB

rgb(255, 170, 92)

HSL

hsl(28.7, 100%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.7, 63.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 63.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(76.55, 24.08, 52.1)

LCH

lch(76.55, 57.4, 65.19)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.1371, 61.32)

HWB

hwb(28.7, 36.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5cb1ff

Analogous

#ff5c5f

#ffaa5c

#fffb5c

Triadic

#ffaa5c

#5cffaa

#aa5cff

Split-complementary

#ffaa5c

#5cfffb

#5c5fff

Tetradic

#ffaa5c

#b1ff5c

#5cb1ff

#aa5cff

Square

#ffaa5c

#5fff5c

#5cb1ff

#fb5cff

Shades

Color #ffaa5c mixed toward black.

#ff8c22

#e76f00

#ad5300

#743700

#3a1c00

Tints

Color #ffaa5c mixed toward white.

#ffb877

#ffc692

#ffd4ad

#ffe3c9

#fff1e4

Tones

Color #ffaa5c mixed toward gray.

#f1aa69

#e4ab77

#d6ac85

#c9ac92

#bbada0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfdf75 · ΔE 26.6

Deuteranopia

#e4ea7a · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#fc8588 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 25.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffaa5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffaa5c]

Related colors

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Linen #faf0e6

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#ffaa5c (#ffaa5c) is rgb(255, 170, 92) in RGB.

No, #ffaa5c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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