#ffab56

Color #ffab56

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffab56

RGB

rgb(255, 171, 86)

HSL

hsl(30.2, 100%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30.2, 66.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.9%, 66.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(76.72, 23.2, 55.14)

LCH

lch(76.72, 59.82, 67.18)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.1406, 63.69)

HWB

hwb(30.2, 33.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56aaff

Analogous

#ff5756

#ffab56

#feff56

Triadic

#ffab56

#56ffab

#ab56ff

Split-complementary

#ffab56

#56feff

#5756ff

Tetradic

#ffab56

#aaff56

#56aaff

#ab56ff

Square

#ffab56

#56ff57

#56aaff

#ff56fe

Shades

Color #ffab56 mixed toward black.

#ff8f1d

#e37200

#ab5600

#723900

#391d00

Tints

Color #ffab56 mixed toward white.

#ffb972

#ffc78e

#ffd5ab

#ffe3c7

#fff1e3

Tones

Color #ffab56 mixed toward gray.

#f1ab64

#e3ab72

#d5ab80

#c7ab8e

#b9ab9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e0df72 · ΔE 25.6

Deuteranopia

#e4ea78 · ΔE 28.1

Tritanopia

#fc8487 · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 25.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffab56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffab56]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Bisque #ffe4c4

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ffab56 (#ffab56) is rgb(255, 171, 86) in RGB.

No, #ffab56 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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