#ffb21c

Color #ffb21c

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 7.4 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffb21c

RGB

rgb(255, 178, 28)

HSL

hsl(39.6, 100%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.6, 89%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 89%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.99, 17.45, 77.1)

LCH

lch(77.99, 79.05, 77.25)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.1661, 76.38)

HWB

hwb(39.6, 11%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c69ff

Analogous

#ff401c

#ffb21c

#dbff1c

Triadic

#ffb21c

#1cffb2

#b21cff

Split-complementary

#ffb21c

#1cdbff

#401cff

Tetradic

#ffb21c

#69ff1c

#1c69ff

#b21cff

Square

#ffb21c

#1cff40

#1c69ff

#ff1cdb

Shades

Color #ffb21c mixed toward black.

#ec9c00

#bd7d00

#8e5d00

#5e3e00

#2f1f00

Tints

Color #ffb21c mixed toward white.

#ffbf42

#ffcc68

#ffd88e

#ffe5b3

#fff2d9

Tones

Color #ffb21c mixed toward gray.

#ecac2f

#d9a642

#c6a055

#b39a68

#a0947b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e160 · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#e6eb69 · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#fc7b80 · ΔE 37.7

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 28.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffb21c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffb21c]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ffb21c (#ffb21c) is rgb(255, 178, 28) in RGB.

No, #ffb21c 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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