#ffcd3e

Color #ffcd3e

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 15.04 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcd3e

RGB

rgb(255, 205, 62)

HSL

hsl(44.5, 100%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.5, 75.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 75.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.63, 4.39, 73.06)

LCH

lch(84.63, 73.19, 86.56)

OKLCH

oklch(86.9%, 0.1599, 88.42)

HWB

hwb(44.5, 24.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e70ff

Analogous

#ff6d3e

#ffcd3e

#d0ff3e

Triadic

#ffcd3e

#3effcd

#cd3eff

Split-complementary

#ffcd3e

#3ed0ff

#6d3eff

Tetradic

#ffcd3e

#70ff3e

#3e70ff

#cd3eff

Square

#ffcd3e

#3eff6d

#3e70ff

#ff3ed0

Shades

Color #ffcd3e mixed toward black.

#ffc009

#d39d00

#9f7600

#6a4e00

#352700

Tints

Color #ffcd3e mixed toward white.

#ffd55e

#ffde7e

#ffe69f

#ffeebf

#fff7df

Tones

Color #ffcd3e mixed toward gray.

#efc54e

#dfbe5e

#cfb66e

#bfae7e

#afa68f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebeb77 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#eef180 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#fd9398 · ΔE 41.3

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 27.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcd3e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcd3e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#ffcd3e (#ffcd3e) is rgb(255, 205, 62) in RGB.

No, #ffcd3e 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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