#ffa121

Color #ffa121

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 6.58 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffa121

RGB

rgb(255, 161, 33)

HSL

hsl(34.6, 100%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.6, 87.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.9%, 87.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(74.1, 26.41, 72.91)

LCH

lch(74.1, 77.55, 70.09)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.1663, 66.84)

HWB

hwb(34.6, 12.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#217fff

Analogous

#ff3221

#ffa121

#eeff21

Triadic

#ffa121

#21ffa1

#a121ff

Split-complementary

#ffa121

#21eeff

#3221ff

Tetradic

#ffa121

#7fff21

#217fff

#a121ff

Square

#ffa121

#21ff32

#217fff

#ff21ee

Shades

Color #ffa121 mixed toward black.

#f08a00

#c06f00

#905300

#603700

#301c00

Tints

Color #ffa121 mixed toward white.

#ffb146

#ffc06b

#ffd090

#ffe0b5

#ffefda

Tones

Color #ffa121 mixed toward gray.

#ed9e34

#da9b46

#c89959

#b5966b

#a3937e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dddc58 · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#e2e860 · ΔE 29.4

Tritanopia

#fb7075 · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 28.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffa121;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffa121]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ffa121 (#ffa121) is rgb(255, 161, 33) in RGB.

No, #ffa121 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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