#ef8d00

Color #ef8d00

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 7.62 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ef8d00

RGB

rgb(239, 141, 0)

HSL

hsl(35.4, 100%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.4, 100%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 41%, 100%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(67.58, 29.8, 73.24)

LCH

lch(67.58, 79.07, 67.86)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.1662, 63.45)

HWB

hwb(35.4, 0%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0062ef

Analogous

#ef1600

#ef8d00

#daef00

Triadic

#ef8d00

#00ef8d

#8d00ef

Split-complementary

#ef8d00

#00daef

#1600ef

Tetradic

#ef8d00

#62ef00

#0062ef

#8d00ef

Square

#ef8d00

#00ef16

#0062ef

#ef00da

Shades

Color #ef8d00 mixed toward black.

#c77600

#9f5e00

#784700

#502f00

#281800

Tints

Color #ef8d00 mixed toward white.

#ffa21d

#ffb54a

#ffc778

#ffdaa5

#ffecd2

Tones

Color #ef8d00 mixed toward gray.

#db8a14

#c78628

#b3823c

#9f7f50

#8c7b64

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb48 · ΔE 28.6

Deuteranopia

#d1d850 · ΔE 31.7

Tritanopia

#eb5f64 · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 28.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ef8d00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ef8d00]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ef8d00 (#ef8d00) is rgb(239, 141, 0) in RGB.

No, #ef8d00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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