#ffc123

Color #ffc123

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 14.47 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffc123

RGB

rgb(255, 193, 35)

HSL

hsl(43.1, 100%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.1, 86.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 86.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(81.58, 9.78, 78.35)

LCH

lch(81.58, 78.96, 82.88)

OKLCH

oklch(84.5%, 0.1666, 83.97)

HWB

hwb(43.1, 13.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2361ff

Analogous

#ff5323

#ffc123

#cfff23

Triadic

#ffc123

#23ffc1

#c123ff

Split-complementary

#ffc123

#23cfff

#5323ff

Tetradic

#ffc123

#61ff23

#2361ff

#c123ff

Square

#ffc123

#23ff53

#2361ff

#ff23cf

Shades

Color #ffc123 mixed toward black.

#f2ae00

#c18b00

#916800

#614500

#302300

Tints

Color #ffc123 mixed toward white.

#ffcb48

#ffd66c

#ffe091

#ffeab6

#fff5da

Tones

Color #ffc123 mixed toward gray.

#edb936

#dab148

#c8a95a

#b6a16c

#a3997f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e669 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#eaef73 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#fc878c · ΔE 40.8

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 28.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffc123;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffc123]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffc123 (#ffc123) is rgb(255, 193, 35) in RGB.

No, #ffc123 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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