#ffcd4d

Color #ffcd4d

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 14.38 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcd4d

RGB

rgb(255, 205, 77)

HSL

hsl(43.1, 100%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.1, 69.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 69.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.72, 5.04, 67.54)

LCH

lch(84.72, 67.73, 85.73)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.1511, 86.97)

HWB

hwb(43.1, 30.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d7fff

Analogous

#ff744d

#ffcd4d

#d8ff4d

Triadic

#ffcd4d

#4dffcd

#cd4dff

Split-complementary

#ffcd4d

#4dd8ff

#744dff

Tetradic

#ffcd4d

#7fff4d

#4d7fff

#cd4dff

Square

#ffcd4d

#4dff74

#4d7fff

#ff4dd8

Shades

Color #ffcd4d mixed toward black.

#ffbd16

#dd9f00

#a67700

#6f4f00

#372800

Tints

Color #ffcd4d mixed toward white.

#ffd56b

#ffde88

#ffe6a6

#ffeec4

#fff7e1

Tones

Color #ffcd4d mixed toward gray.

#f0c65c

#e1c06b

#d3b97a

#c4b388

#b5ac97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebeb7d · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#eef185 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#fd969b · ΔE 39.5

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcd4d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcd4d]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffcd4d (#ffcd4d) is rgb(255, 205, 77) in RGB.

No, #ffcd4d 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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