#ffae04

Color #ffae04

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 5.18 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffae04

RGB

rgb(255, 174, 4)

HSL

hsl(40.6, 100%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.6, 98.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 98.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.01, 19.27, 79.88)

LCH

lch(77.01, 82.17, 76.44)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.1699, 75.24)

HWB

hwb(40.6, 1.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0455ff

Analogous

#ff3004

#ffae04

#d3ff04

Triadic

#ffae04

#04ffae

#ae04ff

Split-complementary

#ffae04

#04d3ff

#3004ff

Tetradic

#ffae04

#55ff04

#0455ff

#ae04ff

Square

#ffae04

#04ff30

#0455ff

#ff04d3

Shades

Color #ffae04 mixed toward black.

#d89200

#ad7500

#825800

#563a00

#2b1d00

Tints

Color #ffae04 mixed toward white.

#ffbb2e

#ffc958

#ffd682

#ffe4ab

#fff1d5

Tones

Color #ffae04 mixed toward gray.

#eaa619

#d59f2e

#c09843

#ab9058

#96896d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e05a · ΔE 22.3

Deuteranopia

#e5eb64 · ΔE 24.8

Tritanopia

#fc777c · ΔE 37.7

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 28.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffae04;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffae04]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#ffae04 (#ffae04) is rgb(255, 174, 4) in RGB.

No, #ffae04 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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