#ffc831

Color #ffc831

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 14.36 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffc831

RGB

rgb(255, 200, 49)

HSL

hsl(44, 100%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44, 80.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 80.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(83.33, 6.52, 76.08)

LCH

lch(83.33, 76.36, 85.1)

OKLCH

oklch(85.9%, 0.1639, 86.75)

HWB

hwb(44, 19.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3168ff

Analogous

#ff6131

#ffc831

#cfff31

Triadic

#ffc831

#31ffc8

#c831ff

Split-complementary

#ffc831

#31cfff

#6131ff

Tetradic

#ffc831

#68ff31

#3168ff

#c831ff

Square

#ffc831

#31ff61

#3168ff

#ff31cf

Shades

Color #ffc831 mixed toward black.

#fdba00

#cb9500

#986f00

#654a00

#332500

Tints

Color #ffc831 mixed toward white.

#ffd153

#ffda76

#ffe498

#ffedba

#fff6dd

Tones

Color #ffc831 mixed toward gray.

#eec042

#ddb853

#cbb064

#baa876

#a9a087

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e9e970 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#ecf07a · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#fd8d93 · ΔE 41.7

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffc831;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffc831]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#ffc831 (#ffc831) is rgb(255, 200, 49) in RGB.

No, #ffc831 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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