#ffb40c

Color #ffb40c

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffb40c

RGB

rgb(255, 180, 12)

HSL

hsl(41.5, 100%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.5, 95.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 95.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.42, 16.2, 80.01)

LCH

lch(78.42, 81.63, 78.55)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.1692, 78.17)

HWB

hwb(41.5, 4.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c57ff

Analogous

#ff3b0c

#ffb40c

#d0ff0c

Triadic

#ffb40c

#0cffb4

#b40cff

Split-complementary

#ffb40c

#0cd0ff

#3b0cff

Tetradic

#ffb40c

#57ff0c

#0c57ff

#b40cff

Square

#ffb40c

#0cff3b

#0c57ff

#ff0cd0

Shades

Color #ffb40c mixed toward black.

#df9a00

#b27b00

#865c00

#593e00

#2d1f00

Tints

Color #ffb40c mixed toward white.

#ffc135

#ffcd5d

#ffda86

#ffe6ae

#fff3d7

Tones

Color #ffb40c mixed toward gray.

#ebac20

#d7a535

#c29d49

#ae955d

#9a8d71

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

#e3e25f · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#e7ec68 · ΔE 22.7

Tritanopia

#fc7b81 · ΔE 39.3

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 28.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffb40c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffb40c]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffb40c (#ffb40c) is rgb(255, 180, 12) in RGB.

No, #ffb40c 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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