#ffa72a

Color #ffa72a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 7.5 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffa72a

RGB

rgb(255, 167, 42)

HSL

hsl(35.2, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.2, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.5%, 83.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(75.49, 23.49, 71.48)

LCH

lch(75.49, 75.24, 71.81)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.1625, 69.2)

HWB

hwb(35.2, 16.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a82ff

Analogous

#ff3c2a

#ffa72a

#edff2a

Triadic

#ffa72a

#2affa7

#a72aff

Split-complementary

#ffa72a

#2aedff

#3c2aff

Tetradic

#ffa72a

#82ff2a

#2a82ff

#a72aff

Square

#ffa72a

#2aff3c

#2a82ff

#ff2aed

Shades

Color #ffa72a mixed toward black.

#f79100

#c67400

#945700

#633a00

#311d00

Tints

Color #ffa72a mixed toward white.

#ffb64d

#ffc471

#ffd394

#ffe2b8

#fff0db

Tones

Color #ffa72a mixed toward gray.

#eda43c

#dba14d

#ca9e5f

#b89b71

#a69783

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfde5e · ΔE 25.1

Deuteranopia

#e3e966 · ΔE 27.5

Tritanopia

#fc767a · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 28

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffa72a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffa72a]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ffa72a (#ffa72a) is rgb(255, 167, 42) in RGB.

No, #ffa72a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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