#ffc236

Color #ffc236

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 12.02 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ffc236

RGB

rgb(255, 194, 54)

HSL

hsl(41.8, 100%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.8, 78.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 78.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(81.9, 9.78, 73.25)

LCH

lch(81.9, 73.9, 82.4)

OKLCH

oklch(84.8%, 0.1596, 83.13)

HWB

hwb(41.8, 21.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3673ff

Analogous

#ff5e36

#ffc236

#d7ff36

Triadic

#ffc236

#36ffc2

#c236ff

Split-complementary

#ffc236

#36d7ff

#5e36ff

Tetradic

#ffc236

#73ff36

#3673ff

#c236ff

Square

#ffc236

#36ff5e

#3673ff

#ff36d7

Shades

Color #ffc236 mixed toward black.

#ffb203

#ce9000

#9b6c00

#674800

#342400

Tints

Color #ffc236 mixed toward white.

#ffcc58

#ffd679

#ffe19b

#ffebbc

#fff5de

Tones

Color #ffc236 mixed toward gray.

#eebb47

#deb558

#cdae68

#bca879

#aba18a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e76f · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#ebef78 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#fc8a8f · ΔE 39.5

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffc236;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffc236]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ffc236 (#ffc236) is rgb(255, 194, 54) in RGB.

No, #ffc236 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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