#ffaf2e

Color #ffaf2e

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffaf2e

RGB

rgb(255, 175, 46)

HSL

hsl(37, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37, 82%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 82%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.35, 19.43, 71.82)

LCH

lch(77.35, 74.4, 74.86)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.1604, 73.26)

HWB

hwb(37, 18%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e7eff

Analogous

#ff462e

#ffaf2e

#e7ff2e

Triadic

#ffaf2e

#2effaf

#af2eff

Split-complementary

#ffaf2e

#2ee7ff

#462eff

Tetradic

#ffaf2e

#7eff2e

#2e7eff

#af2eff

Square

#ffaf2e

#2eff46

#2e7eff

#ff2ee7

Shades

Color #ffaf2e mixed toward black.

#fb9b00

#c97c00

#965d00

#643e00

#321f00

Tints

Color #ffaf2e mixed toward white.

#ffbc51

#ffca74

#ffd796

#ffe4b9

#fff2dc

Tones

Color #ffaf2e mixed toward gray.

#eeab3f

#dca751

#cba362

#b99f74

#a89b85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e063 · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#e5eb6b · ΔE 25

Tritanopia

#fc7c81 · ΔE 35.3

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffaf2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffaf2e]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Navajo White #ffdead

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffaf2e (#ffaf2e) is rgb(255, 175, 46) in RGB.

No, #ffaf2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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