#ffbb2e

Color #ffbb2e

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 11.81 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbb2e

RGB

rgb(255, 187, 46)

HSL

hsl(40.5, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.5, 82%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 82%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.18, 13.17, 74.25)

LCH

lch(80.18, 75.41, 79.94)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.1615, 79.98)

HWB

hwb(40.5, 18%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e72ff

Analogous

#ff522e

#ffbb2e

#daff2e

Triadic

#ffbb2e

#2effbb

#bb2eff

Split-complementary

#ffbb2e

#2edaff

#522eff

Tetradic

#ffbb2e

#72ff2e

#2e72ff

#bb2eff

Square

#ffbb2e

#2eff52

#2e72ff

#ff2eda

Shades

Color #ffbb2e mixed toward black.

#fba900

#c98700

#966600

#644400

#322200

Tints

Color #ffbb2e mixed toward white.

#ffc651

#ffd274

#ffdd96

#ffe8b9

#fff4dc

Tones

Color #ffbb2e mixed toward gray.

#eeb53f

#dcaf51

#cba962

#b9a374

#a89d85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e469 · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#e9ed72 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#fc8489 · ΔE 38.5

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 28

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbb2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbb2e]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#ffbb2e (#ffbb2e) is rgb(255, 187, 46) in RGB.

No, #ffbb2e 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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