#ffaa55

Color #ffaa55

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffaa55

RGB

rgb(255, 170, 85)

HSL

hsl(30, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 66.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(76.48, 23.67, 55.34)

LCH

lch(76.48, 60.19, 66.84)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.1413, 63.29)

HWB

hwb(30, 33.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55aaff

Analogous

#ff5555

#ffaa55

#ffff55

Triadic

#ffaa55

#55ffaa

#aa55ff

Split-complementary

#ffaa55

#55ffff

#5555ff

Tetradic

#ffaa55

#aaff55

#55aaff

#aa55ff

Square

#ffaa55

#55ff55

#55aaff

#ff55ff

Shades

Color #ffaa55 mixed toward black.

#ff8e1c

#e37100

#aa5500

#713900

#391c00

Tints

Color #ffaa55 mixed toward white.

#ffb871

#ffc68e

#ffd5aa

#ffe3c6

#fff1e3

Tones

Color #ffaa55 mixed toward gray.

#f1aa63

#e3aa71

#d5aa80

#c6aa8e

#b8aa9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfdf71 · ΔE 26.2

Deuteranopia

#e4ea77 · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#fc8386 · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 25.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffaa55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffaa55]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ffaa55 (#ffaa55) is rgb(255, 170, 85) in RGB.

No, #ffaa55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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