#ffa42d

Color #ffa42d

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 9.07 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffa42d

RGB

rgb(255, 164, 45)

HSL

hsl(34, 100%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34, 82.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.7%, 82.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(74.83, 25.14, 69.96)

LCH

lch(74.83, 74.34, 70.23)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.162, 67.19)

HWB

hwb(34, 17.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d88ff

Analogous

#ff3b2d

#ffa42d

#f1ff2d

Triadic

#ffa42d

#2dffa4

#a42dff

Split-complementary

#ffa42d

#2df1ff

#3b2dff

Tetradic

#ffa42d

#88ff2d

#2d88ff

#a42dff

Square

#ffa42d

#2dff3b

#2d88ff

#ff2df1

Shades

Color #ffa42d mixed toward black.

#fa8e00

#c87100

#965500

#643900

#321c00

Tints

Color #ffa42d mixed toward white.

#ffb350

#ffc273

#ffd196

#ffe1b9

#fff0dc

Tones

Color #ffa42d mixed toward gray.

#eda23e

#dc9f50

#ca9d61

#b99b73

#a79884

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dedd5d · ΔE 26.2

Deuteranopia

#e2e965 · ΔE 28.9

Tritanopia

#fb7479 · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffa42d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffa42d]

Related colors

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Bisque #ffe4c4

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#ffa42d (#ffa42d) is rgb(255, 164, 45) in RGB.

No, #ffa42d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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