#ffbb40

Color #ffbb40

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.84 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbb40

RGB

rgb(255, 187, 64)

HSL

hsl(38.6, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.6, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 74.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.28, 13.78, 68.2)

LCH

lch(80.28, 69.58, 78.58)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.1531, 78.01)

HWB

hwb(38.6, 25.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4084ff

Analogous

#ff5b40

#ffbb40

#e4ff40

Triadic

#ffbb40

#40ffbb

#bb40ff

Split-complementary

#ffbb40

#40e4ff

#5b40ff

Tetradic

#ffbb40

#84ff40

#4084ff

#bb40ff

Square

#ffbb40

#40ff5b

#4084ff

#ff40e4

Shades

Color #ffbb40 mixed toward black.

#ffa80b

#d58900

#9f6700

#6a4400

#352200

Tints

Color #ffbb40 mixed toward white.

#ffc660

#ffd280

#ffdd9f

#ffe8bf

#fff4df

Tones

Color #ffbb40 mixed toward gray.

#efb650

#dfb260

#cfad70

#bfa980

#afa48f

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

#e5e46f · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#e9ed77 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#fc888c · ΔE 36.1

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbb40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbb40]

Related colors

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ffbb40 (#ffbb40) is rgb(255, 187, 64) in RGB.

No, #ffbb40 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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