#ffbc56

Color #ffbc56

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 14.72 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffbc56

RGB

rgb(255, 188, 86)

HSL

hsl(36.2, 100%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.2, 66.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 66.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.68, 14.32, 59.49)

LCH

lch(80.68, 61.19, 76.47)

OKLCH

oklch(83.9%, 0.14, 75.06)

HWB

hwb(36.2, 33.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5699ff

Analogous

#ff6856

#ffbc56

#eeff56

Triadic

#ffbc56

#56ffbc

#bc56ff

Split-complementary

#ffbc56

#56eeff

#6856ff

Tetradic

#ffbc56

#99ff56

#5699ff

#bc56ff

Square

#ffbc56

#56ff68

#5699ff

#ff56ee

Shades

Color #ffbc56 mixed toward black.

#ffa51d

#e38900

#ab6700

#724500

#392200

Tints

Color #ffbc56 mixed toward white.

#ffc772

#ffd28e

#ffdeab

#ffe9c7

#fff4e3

Tones

Color #ffbc56 mixed toward gray.

#f1b964

#e3b672

#d5b380

#c7b08e

#b9ae9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e579 · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#e9ed80 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#fc8e92 · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffbc56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffbc56]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#ffbc56 (#ffbc56) is rgb(255, 188, 86) in RGB.

No, #ffbc56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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