#ffb208

Color #ffb208

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 7.45 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ffb208

RGB

rgb(255, 178, 8)

HSL

hsl(41.3, 100%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.3, 96.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 96.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.95, 17.21, 80.1)

LCH

lch(77.95, 81.93, 77.87)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.1695, 77.22)

HWB

hwb(41.3, 3.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0855ff

Analogous

#ff3708

#ffb208

#d1ff08

Triadic

#ffb208

#08ffb2

#b208ff

Split-complementary

#ffb208

#08d1ff

#3708ff

Tetradic

#ffb208

#55ff08

#0855ff

#b208ff

Square

#ffb208

#08ff37

#0855ff

#ff08d1

Shades

Color #ffb208 mixed toward black.

#db9700

#af7900

#845b00

#583c00

#2c1e00

Tints

Color #ffb208 mixed toward white.

#ffbf31

#ffcc5a

#ffd984

#ffe5ad

#fff2d6

Tones

Color #ffb208 mixed toward gray.

#eaaa1d

#d6a331

#c19b46

#ad935a

#988b6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e15d · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#e6eb67 · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#fc7a7f · ΔE 38.6

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 28.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffb208;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffb208]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffb208 (#ffb208) is rgb(255, 178, 8) in RGB.

No, #ffb208 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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