#ffb38e

Color #ffb38e

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Light Salmon #ffa07a · ΔE 10.36 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 11.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ffb38e

RGB

rgb(255, 179, 142)

HSL

hsl(19.6, 100%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.6, 44.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.8%, 44.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(79.3, 23.41, 29.96)

LCH

lch(79.3, 38.02, 52)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.1022, 46.82)

HWB

hwb(19.6, 55.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8edaff

Analogous

#ff8ea1

#ffb38e

#ffeb8e

Triadic

#ffb38e

#8effb3

#b38eff

Split-complementary

#ffb38e

#8effeb

#8ea1ff

Tetradic

#ffb38e

#daff8e

#8edaff

#b38eff

Square

#ffb38e

#a1ff8e

#8edaff

#eb8eff

Shades

Color #ffb38e mixed toward black.

#ff864c

#ff5a0a

#c64100

#842b00

#421600

Tints

Color #ffb38e mixed toward white.

#ffbfa1

#ffccb4

#ffd9c6

#ffe6d9

#fff2ec

Tones

Color #ffb38e mixed toward gray.

#f6b697

#ecb9a1

#e3bdaa

#d9c0b4

#d0c3bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e298 · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#e6ec9a · ΔE 30

Tritanopia

#fc9fa1 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 21.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffb38e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffb38e]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ffb38e (#ffb38e) is rgb(255, 179, 142) in RGB.

No, #ffb38e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ffb38e, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast