#ffad0c

Color #ffad0c

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 4.47 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffad0c

RGB

rgb(255, 173, 12)

HSL

hsl(39.8, 100%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.8, 95.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 95.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(76.79, 19.86, 78.86)

LCH

lch(76.79, 81.32, 75.86)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.169, 74.48)

HWB

hwb(39.8, 4.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c5eff

Analogous

#ff340c

#ffad0c

#d7ff0c

Triadic

#ffad0c

#0cffad

#ad0cff

Split-complementary

#ffad0c

#0cd7ff

#340cff

Tetradic

#ffad0c

#5eff0c

#0c5eff

#ad0cff

Square

#ffad0c

#0cff34

#0c5eff

#ff0cd7

Shades

Color #ffad0c mixed toward black.

#df9400

#b27600

#865900

#593b00

#2d1e00

Tints

Color #ffad0c mixed toward white.

#ffbb35

#ffc95d

#ffd686

#ffe4ae

#fff1d7

Tones

Color #ffad0c mixed toward gray.

#eba720

#d7a035

#c29949

#ae935d

#9a8c71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e0e05b · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#e5ea64 · ΔE 24.9

Tritanopia

#fc777c · ΔE 37.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 28.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffad0c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffad0c]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ffad0c (#ffad0c) is rgb(255, 173, 12) in RGB.

No, #ffad0c 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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