#ffbd12

Color #ffbd12

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 13.7 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbd12

RGB

rgb(255, 189, 18)

HSL

hsl(43.3, 100%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.3, 92.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 92.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.57, 11.58, 80.78)

LCH

lch(80.57, 81.61, 81.84)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.1697, 82.65)

HWB

hwb(43.3, 7.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1254ff

Analogous

#ff4612

#ffbd12

#caff12

Triadic

#ffbd12

#12ffbd

#bd12ff

Split-complementary

#ffbd12

#12caff

#4612ff

Tetradic

#ffbd12

#54ff12

#1254ff

#bd12ff

Square

#ffbd12

#12ff46

#1254ff

#ff12ca

Shades

Color #ffbd12 mixed toward black.

#e3a400

#b68300

#886200

#5b4200

#2d2100

Tints

Color #ffbd12 mixed toward white.

#ffc839

#ffd361

#ffde88

#ffe9b0

#fff4d7

Tones

Color #ffbd12 mixed toward gray.

#ebb426

#d7ab39

#c4a34d

#b09a61

#9c9175

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e564 · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#e9ee6e · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#fc8288 · ΔE 41.2

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 28.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbd12;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbd12]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffbd12 (#ffbd12) is rgb(255, 189, 18) in RGB.

No, #ffbd12 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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