#ffbb38

Color #ffbb38

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.88 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbb38

RGB

rgb(255, 187, 56)

HSL

hsl(39.5, 100%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.5, 78%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 78%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.23, 13.48, 71.06)

LCH

lch(80.23, 72.33, 79.26)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.1571, 78.99)

HWB

hwb(39.5, 22%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#387cff

Analogous

#ff5838

#ffbb38

#e0ff38

Triadic

#ffbb38

#38ffbb

#bb38ff

Split-complementary

#ffbb38

#38e0ff

#5838ff

Tetradic

#ffbb38

#7cff38

#387cff

#bb38ff

Square

#ffbb38

#38ff58

#387cff

#ff38e0

Shades

Color #ffbb38 mixed toward black.

#ffa904

#cf8900

#9c6600

#684400

#342200

Tints

Color #ffbb38 mixed toward white.

#ffc659

#ffd27a

#ffdd9c

#ffe8bd

#fff4de

Tones

Color #ffbb38 mixed toward gray.

#eeb649

#deb159

#cdab6a

#bda67a

#aca18b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e46c · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#e9ed75 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#fc868b · ΔE 37.4

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 27.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbb38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbb38]

Related colors

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

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Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ffbb38 (#ffbb38) is rgb(255, 187, 56) in RGB.

No, #ffbb38 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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