#ffe5b1

Color #ffe5b1

A vivid, highly saturated very light orange.

Closest named color Moccasin #ffe4b5 · ΔE 2.51 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe5b1

RGB

rgb(255, 229, 177)

HSL

hsl(40, 100%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 30.6%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 30.6%, 0%)

LAB

lab(91.9, 1.43, 28.65)

LCH

lch(91.9, 28.69, 87.14)

OKLCH

oklch(93.1%, 0.0725, 84.38)

HWB

hwb(40, 69.4%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1cbff

Analogous

#ffbeb1

#ffe5b1

#f2ffb1

Triadic

#ffe5b1

#b1ffe5

#e5b1ff

Split-complementary

#ffe5b1

#b1f2ff

#beb1ff

Tetradic

#ffe5b1

#cbffb1

#b1cbff

#e5b1ff

Square

#ffe5b1

#b1ffbe

#b1cbff

#ffb1f2

Shades

Color #ffe5b1 mixed toward black.

#ffcd69

#ffb521

#d89000

#906000

#483000

Tints

Color #ffe5b1 mixed toward white.

#ffe9be

#ffeecb

#fff2d8

#fff6e5

#fffbf2

Tones

Color #ffe5b1 mixed toward gray.

#f8e3b7

#f2e1be

#ebdec4

#e5dccb

#dedad1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f4f4bf · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#f6f8c3 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#fecacc · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe5b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe5b1]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#ffe5b1 (#ffe5b1) is rgb(255, 229, 177) in RGB.

No, #ffe5b1 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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