#ffc72b

Color #ffc72b

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 13.56 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffc72b

RGB

rgb(255, 199, 43)

HSL

hsl(44.2, 100%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.2, 83.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22%, 83.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(83.07, 6.87, 77.55)

LCH

lch(83.07, 77.85, 84.94)

OKLCH

oklch(85.7%, 0.1659, 86.61)

HWB

hwb(44.2, 16.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b63ff

Analogous

#ff5d2b

#ffc72b

#cdff2b

Triadic

#ffc72b

#2bffc7

#c72bff

Split-complementary

#ffc72b

#2bcdff

#5d2bff

Tetradic

#ffc72b

#63ff2b

#2b63ff

#c72bff

Square

#ffc72b

#2bff5d

#2b63ff

#ff2bcd

Shades

Color #ffc72b mixed toward black.

#f8b700

#c79200

#956e00

#634900

#322500

Tints

Color #ffc72b mixed toward white.

#ffd04e

#ffda72

#ffe395

#ffecb8

#fff6dc

Tones

Color #ffc72b mixed toward gray.

#edbf3d

#dcb64e

#caae60

#b8a672

#a79d83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e9e86e · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#ecf078 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#fd8c91 · ΔE 41.7

Achromatopsia

#cfcfcf · ΔE 28.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffc72b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffc72b]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#ffc72b (#ffc72b) is rgb(255, 199, 43) in RGB.

No, #ffc72b 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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