#ffad0f

Color #ffad0f

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 4.48 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffad0f

RGB

rgb(255, 173, 15)

HSL

hsl(39.5, 100%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.5, 94.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 94.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(76.79, 19.88, 78.49)

LCH

lch(76.79, 80.97, 75.79)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.1685, 74.37)

HWB

hwb(39.5, 5.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0f61ff

Analogous

#ff350f

#ffad0f

#d9ff0f

Triadic

#ffad0f

#0fffad

#ad0fff

Split-complementary

#ffad0f

#0fd9ff

#350fff

Tetradic

#ffad0f

#61ff0f

#0f61ff

#ad0fff

Square

#ffad0f

#0fff35

#0f61ff

#ff0fd9

Shades

Color #ffad0f mixed toward black.

#e19400

#b47600

#875900

#5a3b00

#2d1e00

Tints

Color #ffad0f mixed toward white.

#ffbb37

#ffc85f

#ffd687

#ffe4af

#fff1d7

Tones

Color #ffad0f mixed toward gray.

#eba723

#d7a037

#c39a4b

#af945f

#9b8d73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e0e05b · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#e5ea64 · ΔE 24.9

Tritanopia

#fc777c · ΔE 37

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: #ffad0f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffad0f]

Related colors

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Floral White #fffaf0

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ffad0f (#ffad0f) is rgb(255, 173, 15) in RGB.

No, #ffad0f 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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