#ffc040

Color #ffc040

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffc040

RGB

rgb(255, 192, 64)

HSL

hsl(40.2, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.2, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 74.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(81.47, 11.18, 69.36)

LCH

lch(81.47, 70.26, 80.84)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.1542, 80.97)

HWB

hwb(40.2, 25.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#407fff

Analogous

#ff6040

#ffc040

#deff40

Triadic

#ffc040

#40ffc0

#c040ff

Split-complementary

#ffc040

#40deff

#6040ff

Tetradic

#ffc040

#7fff40

#407fff

#c040ff

Square

#ffc040

#40ff60

#407fff

#ff40de

Shades

Color #ffc040 mixed toward black.

#ffae0b

#d58e00

#9f6b00

#6a4700

#352400

Tints

Color #ffc040 mixed toward white.

#ffca60

#ffd580

#ffdf9f

#ffeabf

#fff4df

Tones

Color #ffc040 mixed toward gray.

#efba50

#dfb560

#cfb070

#bfaa80

#afa58f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e671 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#eaee7a · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#fc8b90 · ΔE 37.8

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 27.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffc040;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffc040]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#ffc040 (#ffc040) is rgb(255, 192, 64) in RGB.

No, #ffc040 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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