#ffcb56

Color #ffcb56

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 14.65 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcb56

RGB

rgb(255, 203, 86)

HSL

hsl(41.5, 100%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.5, 66.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 66.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.3, 6.55, 63.38)

LCH

lch(84.3, 63.72, 84.1)

OKLCH

oklch(86.7%, 0.1441, 84.67)

HWB

hwb(41.5, 33.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#568aff

Analogous

#ff7756

#ffcb56

#dfff56

Triadic

#ffcb56

#56ffcb

#cb56ff

Split-complementary

#ffcb56

#56dfff

#7756ff

Tetradic

#ffcb56

#8aff56

#568aff

#cb56ff

Square

#ffcb56

#56ff77

#568aff

#ff56df

Shades

Color #ffcb56 mixed toward black.

#ffb91d

#e39d00

#ab7600

#724f00

#392700

Tints

Color #ffcb56 mixed toward white.

#ffd472

#ffdc8e

#ffe5ab

#ffeec7

#fff6e3

Tones

Color #ffcb56 mixed toward gray.

#f1c664

#e3c072

#d5bb80

#c7b58e

#b9b09d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eaea80 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#edf188 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#fd979c · ΔE 37.6

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 26.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcb56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcb56]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffcb56 (#ffcb56) is rgb(255, 203, 86) in RGB.

No, #ffcb56 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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