#ffc21a

Color #ffc21a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 2.5

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

Conversions

HEX

#ffc21a

RGB

rgb(255, 194, 26)

HSL

hsl(44, 100%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44, 89.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 89.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(81.8, 9.1, 80.39)

LCH

lch(81.8, 80.9, 83.54)

OKLCH

oklch(84.6%, 0.1694, 84.92)

HWB

hwb(44, 10.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a57ff

Analogous

#ff4f1a

#ffc21a

#caff1a

Triadic

#ffc21a

#1affc2

#c21aff

Split-complementary

#ffc21a

#1acaff

#4f1aff

Tetradic

#ffc21a

#57ff1a

#1a57ff

#c21aff

Square

#ffc21a

#1aff4f

#1a57ff

#ff1aca

Shades

Color #ffc21a mixed toward black.

#eaac00

#bb8900

#8d6700

#5e4500

#2f2200

Tints

Color #ffc21a mixed toward white.

#ffcc40

#ffd666

#ffe08d

#ffebb3

#fff5d9

Tones

Color #ffc21a mixed toward gray.

#ecb92d

#d9b040

#c6a753

#b39e66

#a09579

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e768 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#ebef72 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#fc868c · ΔE 42

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 28.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffc21a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffc21a]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#ffc21a (#ffc21a) is rgb(255, 194, 26) in RGB.

No, #ffc21a 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 #ffc21a, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast