#ffb972

Color #ffb972

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 8.3 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffb972

RGB

rgb(255, 185, 114)

HSL

hsl(30.2, 100%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30.2, 55.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 55.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.28, 17.77, 45.68)

LCH

lch(80.28, 49.01, 68.74)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.1196, 65.3)

HWB

hwb(30.2, 44.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72b8ff

Analogous

#ff7372

#ffb972

#ffff72

Triadic

#ffb972

#72ffb9

#b972ff

Split-complementary

#ffb972

#72ffff

#7372ff

Tetradic

#ffb972

#b8ff72

#72b8ff

#b972ff

Square

#ffb972

#72ff73

#72b8ff

#ff72ff

Shades

Color #ffb972 mixed toward black.

#ff9b35

#f67c00

#b95d00

#7b3e00

#3e1f00

Tints

Color #ffb972 mixed toward white.

#ffc58a

#ffd0a1

#ffdcb9

#ffe8d0

#fff3e8

Tones

Color #ffb972 mixed toward gray.

#f3b97e

#e8b98a

#dcb995

#d0b9a1

#c4b9ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e488 · ΔE 22.3

Deuteranopia

#e8ed8c · ΔE 24.2

Tritanopia

#fc9699 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffb972;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffb972]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Bisque #ffe4c4

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ffb972 (#ffb972) is rgb(255, 185, 114) in RGB.

No, #ffb972 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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