#ffcd5e

Color #ffcd5e

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 16.48 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcd5e

RGB

rgb(255, 205, 94)

HSL

hsl(41.4, 100%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.4, 63.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 63.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.86, 5.99, 60.5)

LCH

lch(84.86, 60.8, 84.35)

OKLCH

oklch(87.2%, 0.1392, 84.76)

HWB

hwb(41.4, 36.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e90ff

Analogous

#ff7c5e

#ffcd5e

#e0ff5e

Triadic

#ffcd5e

#5effcd

#cd5eff

Split-complementary

#ffcd5e

#5ee0ff

#7c5eff

Tetradic

#ffcd5e

#90ff5e

#5e90ff

#cd5eff

Square

#ffcd5e

#5eff7c

#5e90ff

#ff5ee0

Shades

Color #ffcd5e mixed toward black.

#ffbb24

#e9a000

#ae7800

#745000

#3a2800

Tints

Color #ffcd5e mixed toward white.

#ffd579

#ffde94

#ffe6ae

#ffeec9

#fff7e4

Tones

Color #ffcd5e mixed toward gray.

#f2c86b

#e4c379

#d7be86

#c9b994

#bcb4a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebeb84 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#eef18c · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#fd9b9f · ΔE 36.5

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 25.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcd5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcd5e]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffcd5e (#ffcd5e) is rgb(255, 205, 94) in RGB.

No, #ffcd5e 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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