#ffd279

Color #ffd279

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 15.62 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffd279

RGB

rgb(255, 210, 121)

HSL

hsl(39.9, 100%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.9, 52.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 52.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(86.37, 5.36, 49.65)

LCH

lch(86.37, 49.94, 83.84)

OKLCH

oklch(88.5%, 0.119, 83.14)

HWB

hwb(39.9, 47.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79a6ff

Analogous

#ff8f79

#ffd279

#e9ff79

Triadic

#ffd279

#79ffd2

#d279ff

Split-complementary

#ffd279

#79e9ff

#8f79ff

Tetradic

#ffd279

#a6ff79

#79a6ff

#d279ff

Square

#ffd279

#79ff8f

#79a6ff

#ff79e9

Shades

Color #ffd279 mixed toward black.

#ffbd3a

#fba700

#bc7d00

#7d5300

#3f2a00

Tints

Color #ffd279 mixed toward white.

#ffda8f

#ffe1a6

#ffe9bc

#fff0d2

#fff8e9

Tones

Color #ffd279 mixed toward gray.

#f4ce84

#e9cb8f

#ddc79a

#d2c3a6

#c7c0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eded95 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#eff39b · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#fda7ab · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#d8d8d8 · ΔE 23.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffd279;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffd279]

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Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ffd279 (#ffd279) is rgb(255, 210, 121) in RGB.

No, #ffd279 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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