#ffbb0a

Color #ffbb0a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 12.73 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 0.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbb0a

RGB

rgb(255, 187, 10)

HSL

hsl(43.3, 100%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.3, 96.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 96.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.08, 12.54, 81.39)

LCH

lch(80.08, 82.35, 81.24)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.1704, 81.84)

HWB

hwb(43.3, 3.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0a4eff

Analogous

#ff400a

#ffbb0a

#c9ff0a

Triadic

#ffbb0a

#0affbb

#bb0aff

Split-complementary

#ffbb0a

#0ac9ff

#400aff

Tetradic

#ffbb0a

#4eff0a

#0a4eff

#bb0aff

Square

#ffbb0a

#0aff40

#0a4eff

#ff0ac9

Shades

Color #ffbb0a mixed toward black.

#dd9f00

#b18000

#856000

#584000

#2c2000

Tints

Color #ffbb0a mixed toward white.

#ffc633

#ffd25c

#ffdd85

#ffe8ad

#fff4d6

Tones

Color #ffbb0a mixed toward gray.

#ebb21f

#d6a933

#c2a047

#ad975c

#998e70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e462 · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#e9ed6c · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#fc8086 · ΔE 41

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 28.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbb0a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbb0a]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffbb0a (#ffbb0a) is rgb(255, 187, 10) in RGB.

No, #ffbb0a 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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