#ffb232

Color #ffb232

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ffb232

RGB

rgb(255, 178, 50)

HSL

hsl(37.5, 100%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.5, 80.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 80.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.07, 17.98, 71.15)

LCH

lch(78.07, 73.39, 75.82)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.1589, 74.52)

HWB

hwb(37.5, 19.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#327fff

Analogous

#ff4c32

#ffb232

#e5ff32

Triadic

#ffb232

#32ffb2

#b232ff

Split-complementary

#ffb232

#32e5ff

#4c32ff

Tetradic

#ffb232

#7fff32

#327fff

#b232ff

Square

#ffb232

#32ff4c

#327fff

#ff32e5

Shades

Color #ffb232 mixed toward black.

#fe9f00

#cb7f00

#985f00

#664000

#332000

Tints

Color #ffb232 mixed toward white.

#ffbf54

#ffcc76

#ffd998

#ffe5bb

#fff2dd

Tones

Color #ffb232 mixed toward gray.

#eeae43

#ddaa54

#cca565

#bba176

#aa9d87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e166 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#e6eb6e · ΔE 23.8

Tritanopia

#fc7f83 · ΔE 35.4

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 27.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffb232;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffb232]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Orange #ffa500

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffb232 (#ffb232) is rgb(255, 178, 50) in RGB.

No, #ffb232 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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