#ffcb36

Color #ffcb36

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 14.13 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcb36

RGB

rgb(255, 203, 54)

HSL

hsl(44.5, 100%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.5, 78.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 78.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.09, 5.13, 75.22)

LCH

lch(84.09, 75.39, 86.1)

OKLCH

oklch(86.5%, 0.1629, 87.96)

HWB

hwb(44.5, 21.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#366aff

Analogous

#ff6736

#ffcb36

#ceff36

Triadic

#ffcb36

#36ffcb

#cb36ff

Split-complementary

#ffcb36

#36ceff

#6736ff

Tetradic

#ffcb36

#6aff36

#366aff

#cb36ff

Square

#ffcb36

#36ff67

#366aff

#ff36ce

Shades

Color #ffcb36 mixed toward black.

#ffbe03

#ce9900

#9b7300

#674c00

#342600

Tints

Color #ffcb36 mixed toward white.

#ffd458

#ffdc79

#ffe59b

#ffeebc

#fff6de

Tones

Color #ffcb36 mixed toward gray.

#eec347

#debb58

#cdb368

#bcab79

#aba38a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eaea73 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#edf17d · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#fd9096 · ΔE 41.9

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 28

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcb36;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcb36]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#ffcb36 (#ffcb36) is rgb(255, 203, 54) in RGB.

No, #ffcb36 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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