#ffc427

Color #ffc427

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 14.49 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffc427

RGB

rgb(255, 196, 39)

HSL

hsl(43.6, 100%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.6, 84.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.1%, 84.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(82.32, 8.32, 77.97)

LCH

lch(82.32, 78.41, 83.91)

OKLCH

oklch(85.1%, 0.1663, 85.31)

HWB

hwb(43.6, 15.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2762ff

Analogous

#ff5827

#ffc427

#ceff27

Triadic

#ffc427

#27ffc4

#c427ff

Split-complementary

#ffc427

#27ceff

#5827ff

Tetradic

#ffc427

#62ff27

#2762ff

#c427ff

Square

#ffc427

#27ff58

#2762ff

#ff27ce

Shades

Color #ffc427 mixed toward black.

#f5b200

#c48e00

#936b00

#624700

#312400

Tints

Color #ffc427 mixed toward white.

#ffce4b

#ffd86f

#ffe193

#ffebb7

#fff5db

Tones

Color #ffc427 mixed toward gray.

#edbc39

#dbb44b

#c9ab5d

#b7a36f

#a59b81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e8e76c · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#ebef76 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#fc898f · ΔE 41.6

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 28.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffc427;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffc427]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#ffc427 (#ffc427) is rgb(255, 196, 39) in RGB.

No, #ffc427 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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