#ffbc28

Color #ffbc28

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbc28

RGB

rgb(255, 188, 40)

HSL

hsl(41.3, 100%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.3, 84.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 84.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.4, 12.49, 76.13)

LCH

lch(80.4, 77.15, 80.68)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.1638, 80.97)

HWB

hwb(41.3, 15.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#286bff

Analogous

#ff5028

#ffbc28

#d6ff28

Triadic

#ffbc28

#28ffbc

#bc28ff

Split-complementary

#ffbc28

#28d6ff

#5028ff

Tetradic

#ffbc28

#6bff28

#286bff

#bc28ff

Square

#ffbc28

#28ff50

#286bff

#ff28d6

Shades

Color #ffbc28 mixed toward black.

#f6a900

#c58700

#936500

#624400

#312200

Tints

Color #ffbc28 mixed toward white.

#ffc74c

#ffd270

#ffdd93

#ffe9b7

#fff4db

Tones

Color #ffbc28 mixed toward gray.

#edb53a

#dbae4c

#c9a85e

#b7a170

#a59a81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e568 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#e9ed71 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#fc8489 · ΔE 39.3

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 28.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbc28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbc28]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffbc28 (#ffbc28) is rgb(255, 188, 40) in RGB.

No, #ffbc28 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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