#ffbf42

Color #ffbf42

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbf42

RGB

rgb(255, 191, 66)

HSL

hsl(39.7, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.7, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.1%, 74.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(81.25, 11.78, 68.38)

LCH

lch(81.25, 69.39, 80.23)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.1529, 80.13)

HWB

hwb(39.7, 25.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4282ff

Analogous

#ff6042

#ffbf42

#e0ff42

Triadic

#ffbf42

#42ffbf

#bf42ff

Split-complementary

#ffbf42

#42e0ff

#6042ff

Tetradic

#ffbf42

#82ff42

#4282ff

#bf42ff

Square

#ffbf42

#42ff60

#4282ff

#ff42e0

Shades

Color #ffbf42 mixed toward black.

#ffad0c

#d68e00

#a06a00

#6b4700

#352300

Tints

Color #ffbf42 mixed toward white.

#ffca61

#ffd481

#ffdfa0

#ffeac0

#fff4df

Tones

Color #ffbf42 mixed toward gray.

#efba52

#dfb561

#d0b071

#c0ab81

#b0a591

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e672 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#eaee7a · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#fc8b8f · ΔE 36.9

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 27.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbf42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbf42]

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Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ffbf42 (#ffbf42) is rgb(255, 191, 66) in RGB.

No, #ffbf42 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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