#ffc059

Color #ffc059

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 14.96 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffc059

RGB

rgb(255, 192, 89)

HSL

hsl(37.2, 100%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.2, 65.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 65.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(81.67, 12.41, 59.22)

LCH

lch(81.67, 60.51, 78.16)

OKLCH

oklch(84.7%, 0.1386, 77.12)

HWB

hwb(37.2, 34.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5998ff

Analogous

#ff6d59

#ffc059

#ebff59

Triadic

#ffc059

#59ffc0

#c059ff

Split-complementary

#ffc059

#59ebff

#6d59ff

Tetradic

#ffc059

#98ff59

#5998ff

#c059ff

Square

#ffc059

#59ff6d

#5998ff

#ff59eb

Shades

Color #ffc059 mixed toward black.

#ffaa20

#e68e00

#ac6b00

#734700

#392400

Tints

Color #ffc059 mixed toward white.

#ffcb75

#ffd591

#ffe0ac

#ffeac8

#fff5e3

Tones

Color #ffc059 mixed toward gray.

#f1bd67

#e3b975

#d6b683

#c8b391

#baaf9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e67c · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#eaee83 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#fc9196 · ΔE 34

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 25.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffc059;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffc059]

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Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffc059 (#ffc059) is rgb(255, 192, 89) in RGB.

No, #ffc059 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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