#ffb261

Color #ffb261

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 7.34 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffb261

RGB

rgb(255, 178, 97)

HSL

hsl(30.8, 100%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30.8, 62%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 62%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.44, 20.21, 51.86)

LCH

lch(78.44, 55.66, 68.71)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.1324, 65.45)

HWB

hwb(30.8, 38%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#61aeff

Analogous

#ff6361

#ffb261

#fdff61

Triadic

#ffb261

#61ffb2

#b261ff

Split-complementary

#ffb261

#61fdff

#6361ff

Tetradic

#ffb261

#aeff61

#61aeff

#b261ff

Square

#ffb261

#61ff63

#61aeff

#ff61fd

Shades

Color #ffb261 mixed toward black.

#ff9626

#eb7800

#b05a00

#753c00

#3b1e00

Tints

Color #ffb261 mixed toward white.

#ffbf7b

#ffcc96

#ffd9b0

#ffe5ca

#fff2e5

Tones

Color #ffb261 mixed toward gray.

#f2b26e

#e5b17b

#d7b188

#cab196

#bdb0a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e17b · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#e6eb80 · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#fc8c8f · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 24.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffb261;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffb261]

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Burlywood #deb887

Frequently asked questions

#ffb261 (#ffb261) is rgb(255, 178, 97) in RGB.

No, #ffb261 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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