#ffbc22

Color #ffbc22

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 12.85 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 1.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ffbc22

RGB

rgb(255, 188, 34)

HSL

hsl(41.8, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.8, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 86.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.37, 12.36, 77.62)

LCH

lch(80.37, 78.6, 80.95)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.1658, 81.4)

HWB

hwb(41.8, 13.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2265ff

Analogous

#ff4e22

#ffbc22

#d4ff22

Triadic

#ffbc22

#22ffbc

#bc22ff

Split-complementary

#ffbc22

#22d4ff

#4e22ff

Tetradic

#ffbc22

#65ff22

#2265ff

#bc22ff

Square

#ffbc22

#22ff4e

#2265ff

#ff22d4

Shades

Color #ffbc22 mixed toward black.

#f1a800

#c18600

#916500

#604300

#302200

Tints

Color #ffbc22 mixed toward white.

#ffc747

#ffd26c

#ffde91

#ffe9b5

#fff4da

Tones

Color #ffbc22 mixed toward gray.

#edb535

#daae47

#c8a659

#b59f6c

#a3987e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e566 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#e9ed70 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#fc8388 · ΔE 39.8

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 28.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbc22;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbc22]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffbc22 (#ffbc22) is rgb(255, 188, 34) in RGB.

No, #ffbc22 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ffbc22, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast