#ffbb35

Color #ffbb35

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 11.08 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbb35

RGB

rgb(255, 187, 53)

HSL

hsl(39.8, 100%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.8, 79.2%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 79.2%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.21, 13.38, 72.07)

LCH

lch(80.21, 73.3, 79.48)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.1585, 79.31)

HWB

hwb(39.8, 20.8%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3579ff

Analogous

#ff5635

#ffbb35

#deff35

Triadic

#ffbb35

#35ffbb

#bb35ff

Split-complementary

#ffbb35

#35deff

#5635ff

Tetradic

#ffbb35

#79ff35

#3579ff

#bb35ff

Square

#ffbb35

#35ff56

#3579ff

#ff35de

Shades

Color #ffbb35 mixed toward black.

#ffaa02

#cd8800

#9a6600

#674400

#332200

Tints

Color #ffbb35 mixed toward white.

#ffc657

#ffd278

#ffdd9a

#ffe8bc

#fff4dd

Tones

Color #ffbb35 mixed toward gray.

#eeb646

#ddb057

#cdab68

#bca578

#aba089

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e46b · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#e9ed74 · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#fc858a · ΔE 37.8

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 27.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbb35;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbb35]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ffbb35 (#ffbb35) is rgb(255, 187, 53) in RGB.

No, #ffbb35 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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