#f3ae40

Color #f3ae40

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#f3ae40

RGB

rgb(243, 174, 64)

HSL

hsl(36.9, 88.2%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.9, 73.7%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 73.7%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(75.89, 15.56, 63.48)

LCH

lch(75.89, 65.36, 76.23)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.1453, 75)

HWB

hwb(36.9, 25.1%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4085f3

Analogous

#f35540

#f3ae40

#def340

Triadic

#f3ae40

#40f3ae

#ae40f3

Split-complementary

#f3ae40

#40def3

#5540f3

Tetradic

#f3ae40

#85f340

#4085f3

#ae40f3

Square

#f3ae40

#40f355

#4085f3

#f340de

Shades

Color #f3ae40 mixed toward black.

#f09a10

#c17b0c

#905c09

#603e06

#301f03

Tints

Color #f3ae40 mixed toward white.

#f5bc60

#f7c980

#f9d79f

#fbe4bf

#fdf2df

Tones

Color #f3ae40 mixed toward gray.

#e4ab4f

#d5a75e

#c6a46d

#b7a07c

#a89d8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d869 · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#dce170 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#f07f83 · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 26.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f3ae40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f3ae40]

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Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#f3ae40 (#f3ae40) is rgb(243, 174, 64) in RGB.

No, #f3ae40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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