#ff9b3e

Color #ff9b3e

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 15.48 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9b3e

RGB

rgb(255, 155, 62)

HSL

hsl(28.9, 100%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.9, 75.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.2%, 75.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(72.93, 30.38, 61.85)

LCH

lch(72.93, 68.91, 63.84)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.1578, 59.4)

HWB

hwb(28.9, 24.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3ea2ff

Analogous

#ff3e42

#ff9b3e

#fffb3e

Triadic

#ff9b3e

#3eff9b

#9b3eff

Split-complementary

#ff9b3e

#3efffb

#3e42ff

Tetradic

#ff9b3e

#a2ff3e

#3ea2ff

#9b3eff

Square

#ff9b3e

#42ff3e

#3ea2ff

#fb3eff

Shades

Color #ff9b3e mixed toward black.

#ff8009

#d36600

#9f4c00

#6a3300

#351900

Tints

Color #ff9b3e mixed toward white.

#ffac5e

#ffbc7e

#ffcd9f

#ffdebf

#ffeedf

Tones

Color #ff9b3e mixed toward gray.

#ef9c4e

#df9c5e

#cf9d6e

#bf9d7e

#af9e8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbda60 · ΔE 29.9

Deuteranopia

#e0e766 · ΔE 32.9

Tritanopia

#fb7276 · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 27.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9b3e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9b3e]

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Chocolate #d2691e

Frequently asked questions

#ff9b3e (#ff9b3e) is rgb(255, 155, 62) in RGB.

No, #ff9b3e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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