#ffbc0c

Color #ffbc0c

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 13.27 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbc0c

RGB

rgb(255, 188, 12)

HSL

hsl(43.5, 100%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.5, 95.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 95.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.32, 12.04, 81.35)

LCH

lch(80.32, 82.24, 81.58)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.1703, 82.31)

HWB

hwb(43.5, 4.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c4fff

Analogous

#ff430c

#ffbc0c

#c8ff0c

Triadic

#ffbc0c

#0cffbc

#bc0cff

Split-complementary

#ffbc0c

#0cc8ff

#430cff

Tetradic

#ffbc0c

#4fff0c

#0c4fff

#bc0cff

Square

#ffbc0c

#0cff43

#0c4fff

#ff0cc8

Shades

Color #ffbc0c mixed toward black.

#dfa100

#b28100

#866100

#594100

#2d2000

Tints

Color #ffbc0c mixed toward white.

#ffc735

#ffd25d

#ffde86

#ffe9ae

#fff4d7

Tones

Color #ffbc0c mixed toward gray.

#ebb320

#d7aa35

#c2a149

#ae985d

#9a8f71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e563 · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#e9ed6d · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#fc8187 · ΔE 41.1

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 28.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbc0c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbc0c]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ffbc0c (#ffbc0c) is rgb(255, 188, 12) in RGB.

No, #ffbc0c 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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