#ffad48

Color #ffad48

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 15.38 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ffad48

RGB

rgb(255, 173, 72)

HSL

hsl(33.1, 100%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33.1, 71.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 71.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.05, 21.44, 61.77)

LCH

lch(77.05, 65.39, 70.86)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.1483, 68.19)

HWB

hwb(33.1, 28.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#489aff

Analogous

#ff5148

#ffad48

#f6ff48

Triadic

#ffad48

#48ffad

#ad48ff

Split-complementary

#ffad48

#48f6ff

#5148ff

Tetradic

#ffad48

#9aff48

#489aff

#ad48ff

Square

#ffad48

#48ff51

#489aff

#ff48f6

Shades

Color #ffad48 mixed toward black.

#ff9411

#da7800

#a35a00

#6d3c00

#361e00

Tints

Color #ffad48 mixed toward white.

#ffbb66

#ffc885

#ffd6a3

#ffe4c2

#fff1e0

Tones

Color #ffad48 mixed toward gray.

#f0ab57

#e0aa66

#d1a876

#c2a785

#b3a594

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e0e06c · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#e5ea73 · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#fc8084 · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 26.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffad48;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffad48]

Related colors

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Bisque #ffe4c4

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#ffad48 (#ffad48) is rgb(255, 173, 72) in RGB.

No, #ffad48 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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