#ffbb5e

Color #ffbb5e

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 13.46 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbb5e

RGB

rgb(255, 187, 94)

HSL

hsl(34.7, 100%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.7, 63.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 63.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.52, 15.32, 55.66)

LCH

lch(80.52, 57.73, 74.61)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.1343, 72.63)

HWB

hwb(34.7, 36.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5ea2ff

Analogous

#ff6a5e

#ffbb5e

#f2ff5e

Triadic

#ffbb5e

#5effbb

#bb5eff

Split-complementary

#ffbb5e

#5ef2ff

#6a5eff

Tetradic

#ffbb5e

#a2ff5e

#5ea2ff

#bb5eff

Square

#ffbb5e

#5eff6a

#5ea2ff

#ff5ef2

Shades

Color #ffbb5e mixed toward black.

#ffa324

#e98600

#ae6500

#744300

#3a2200

Tints

Color #ffbb5e mixed toward white.

#ffc679

#ffd294

#ffddae

#ffe8c9

#fff4e4

Tones

Color #ffbb5e mixed toward gray.

#f2b96b

#e4b779

#d7b586

#c9b394

#bcb1a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e47d · ΔE 20.1

Deuteranopia

#e9ed83 · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#fc9094 · ΔE 31.1

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 25.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbb5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbb5e]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ffbb5e (#ffbb5e) is rgb(255, 187, 94) in RGB.

No, #ffbb5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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