#ffbb9c

Color #ffbb9c

A vivid, highly saturated very light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 13.95 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbb9c

RGB

rgb(255, 187, 156)

HSL

hsl(18.8, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.8, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 38.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(81.4, 20.7, 25.36)

LCH

lch(81.4, 32.74, 50.78)

OKLCH

oklch(84.8%, 0.0896, 45.5)

HWB

hwb(18.8, 61.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ce0ff

Analogous

#ff9caf

#ffbb9c

#ffed9c

Triadic

#ffbb9c

#9cffbb

#bb9cff

Split-complementary

#ffbb9c

#9cffed

#9cafff

Tetradic

#ffbb9c

#e0ff9c

#9ce0ff

#bb9cff

Square

#ffbb9c

#afff9c

#9ce0ff

#ed9cff

Shades

Color #ffbb9c mixed toward black.

#ff8c58

#ff5d13

#ce4000

#892b00

#451500

Tints

Color #ffbb9c mixed toward white.

#ffc6ad

#ffd2bd

#ffddce

#ffe8de

#fff4ef

Tones

Color #ffbb9c mixed toward gray.

#f7bea4

#efc1ad

#e6c4b5

#dec7bd

#d6cac5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e4a4 · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#e9eda6 · ΔE 27.5

Tritanopia

#fcaaac · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 20.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbb9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbb9c]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ffbb9c (#ffbb9c) is rgb(255, 187, 156) in RGB.

No, #ffbb9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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