#ffb856

Color #ffb856

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 14.61 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ffb856

RGB

rgb(255, 184, 86)

HSL

hsl(34.8, 100%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.8, 66.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 66.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(79.74, 16.41, 58.46)

LCH

lch(79.74, 60.72, 74.32)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.1396, 72.41)

HWB

hwb(34.8, 33.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#569dff

Analogous

#ff6456

#ffb856

#f1ff56

Triadic

#ffb856

#56ffb8

#b856ff

Split-complementary

#ffb856

#56f1ff

#6456ff

Tetradic

#ffb856

#9dff56

#569dff

#b856ff

Square

#ffb856

#56ff64

#569dff

#ff56f1

Shades

Color #ffb856 mixed toward black.

#ffa01d

#e38400

#ab6300

#724200

#392100

Tints

Color #ffb856 mixed toward white.

#ffc472

#ffd08e

#ffdcab

#ffe7c7

#fff3e3

Tones

Color #ffb856 mixed toward gray.

#f1b664

#e3b472

#d5b180

#c7af8e

#b9ad9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e378 · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#e8ed7e · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#fc8c8f · ΔE 31.4

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffb856;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffb856]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ffb856 (#ffb856) is rgb(255, 184, 86) in RGB.

No, #ffb856 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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