#ffad3e

Color #ffad3e

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 13.62 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ffad3e

RGB

rgb(255, 173, 62)

HSL

hsl(34.5, 100%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.5, 75.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 75.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(76.98, 21.01, 65.8)

LCH

lch(76.98, 69.07, 72.29)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.1535, 69.96)

HWB

hwb(34.5, 24.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e90ff

Analogous

#ff4d3e

#ffad3e

#f1ff3e

Triadic

#ffad3e

#3effad

#ad3eff

Split-complementary

#ffad3e

#3ef1ff

#4d3eff

Tetradic

#ffad3e

#90ff3e

#3e90ff

#ad3eff

Square

#ffad3e

#3eff4d

#3e90ff

#ff3ef1

Shades

Color #ffad3e mixed toward black.

#ff9709

#d37a00

#9f5b00

#6a3d00

#351e00

Tints

Color #ffad3e mixed toward white.

#ffbb5e

#ffc87e

#ffd69f

#ffe4bf

#fff1df

Tones

Color #ffad3e mixed toward gray.

#efab4e

#dfa85e

#cfa66e

#bfa37e

#afa18f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e0e068 · ΔE 24

Deuteranopia

#e5ea6f · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#fc7e82 · ΔE 32.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 27.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffad3e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffad3e]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ffad3e (#ffad3e) is rgb(255, 173, 62) in RGB.

No, #ffad3e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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