#ffb31a

Color #ffb31a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 7.86 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffb31a

RGB

rgb(255, 179, 26)

HSL

hsl(40.1, 100%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.1, 89.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.8%, 89.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.22, 16.9, 77.68)

LCH

lch(78.22, 79.5, 77.73)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.1667, 77.03)

HWB

hwb(40.1, 10.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a66ff

Analogous

#ff411a

#ffb31a

#d8ff1a

Triadic

#ffb31a

#1affb3

#b31aff

Split-complementary

#ffb31a

#1ad8ff

#411aff

Tetradic

#ffb31a

#66ff1a

#1a66ff

#b31aff

Square

#ffb31a

#1aff41

#1a66ff

#ff1ad8

Shades

Color #ffb31a mixed toward black.

#ea9d00

#bb7d00

#8d5e00

#5e3f00

#2f1f00

Tints

Color #ffb31a mixed toward white.

#ffc040

#ffcc66

#ffd98d

#ffe6b3

#fff2d9

Tones

Color #ffb31a mixed toward gray.

#ecad2d

#d9a640

#c6a053

#b39966

#a09379

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e260 · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#e6ec69 · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#fc7c81 · ΔE 38

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 28.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffb31a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffb31a]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#ffb31a (#ffb31a) is rgb(255, 179, 26) in RGB.

No, #ffb31a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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