#ffbb3e

Color #ffbb3e

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.78 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbb3e

RGB

rgb(255, 187, 62)

HSL

hsl(38.9, 100%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.9, 75.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 75.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.27, 13.7, 68.94)

LCH

lch(80.27, 70.29, 78.76)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.1542, 78.29)

HWB

hwb(38.9, 24.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e82ff

Analogous

#ff5b3e

#ffbb3e

#e2ff3e

Triadic

#ffbb3e

#3effbb

#bb3eff

Split-complementary

#ffbb3e

#3ee2ff

#5b3eff

Tetradic

#ffbb3e

#82ff3e

#3e82ff

#bb3eff

Square

#ffbb3e

#3eff5b

#3e82ff

#ff3ee2

Shades

Color #ffbb3e mixed toward black.

#ffa909

#d38900

#9f6700

#6a4500

#352200

Tints

Color #ffbb3e mixed toward white.

#ffc75e

#ffd27e

#ffdd9f

#ffe8bf

#fff4df

Tones

Color #ffbb3e mixed toward gray.

#efb64e

#dfb25e

#cfad6e

#bfa87e

#afa38f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e46e · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#e9ed76 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#fc878c · ΔE 36.7

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 27.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbb3e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbb3e]

Related colors

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ffbb3e (#ffbb3e) is rgb(255, 187, 62) in RGB.

No, #ffbb3e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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