#ffcd40

Color #ffcd40

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 14.85 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcd40

RGB

rgb(255, 205, 64)

HSL

hsl(44.3, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.3, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 74.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.64, 4.47, 72.37)

LCH

lch(84.64, 72.51, 86.47)

OKLCH

oklch(86.9%, 0.1588, 88.23)

HWB

hwb(44.3, 25.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4072ff

Analogous

#ff6d40

#ffcd40

#d1ff40

Triadic

#ffcd40

#40ffcd

#cd40ff

Split-complementary

#ffcd40

#40d1ff

#6d40ff

Tetradic

#ffcd40

#72ff40

#4072ff

#cd40ff

Square

#ffcd40

#40ff6d

#4072ff

#ff40d1

Shades

Color #ffcd40 mixed toward black.

#ffbf0b

#d59d00

#9f7600

#6a4e00

#352700

Tints

Color #ffcd40 mixed toward white.

#ffd560

#ffde80

#ffe69f

#ffeebf

#fff7df

Tones

Color #ffcd40 mixed toward gray.

#efc550

#dfbe60

#cfb670

#bfaf80

#afa78f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebeb78 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#eef181 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#fd9399 · ΔE 41.4

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcd40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcd40]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#ffcd40 (#ffcd40) is rgb(255, 205, 64) in RGB.

No, #ffcd40 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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