#ffca61

Color #ffca61

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 16.93 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffca61

RGB

rgb(255, 202, 97)

HSL

hsl(39.9, 100%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.9, 62%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.8%, 62%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.16, 7.72, 58.37)

LCH

lch(84.16, 58.88, 82.47)

OKLCH

oklch(86.6%, 0.1356, 82.29)

HWB

hwb(39.9, 38%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6196ff

Analogous

#ff7b61

#ffca61

#e5ff61

Triadic

#ffca61

#61ffca

#ca61ff

Split-complementary

#ffca61

#61e5ff

#7b61ff

Tetradic

#ffca61

#96ff61

#6196ff

#ca61ff

Square

#ffca61

#61ff7b

#6196ff

#ff61e5

Shades

Color #ffca61 mixed toward black.

#ffb626

#eb9c00

#b07500

#754e00

#3b2700

Tints

Color #ffca61 mixed toward white.

#ffd37b

#ffdc96

#ffe5b0

#ffedca

#fff6e5

Tones

Color #ffca61 mixed toward gray.

#f2c66e

#e5c17b

#d7bd88

#cab996

#bdb4a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eaea85 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#edf18c · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#fd9a9e · ΔE 35.1

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffca61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffca61]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

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Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ffca61 (#ffca61) is rgb(255, 202, 97) in RGB.

No, #ffca61 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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