#ffc981

Color #ffc981

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Burlywood #deb887 · ΔE 15.42 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffc981

RGB

rgb(255, 201, 129)

HSL

hsl(34.3, 100%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.3, 49.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.2%, 49.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.29, 10.69, 43.12)

LCH

lch(84.29, 44.43, 76.08)

OKLCH

oklch(86.9%, 0.1085, 73.57)

HWB

hwb(34.3, 50.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81b7ff

Analogous

#ff8a81

#ffc981

#f6ff81

Triadic

#ffc981

#81ffc9

#c981ff

Split-complementary

#ffc981

#81f6ff

#8a81ff

Tetradic

#ffc981

#b7ff81

#81b7ff

#c981ff

Square

#ffc981

#81ff8a

#81b7ff

#ff81f6

Shades

Color #ffc981 mixed toward black.

#ffae41

#ff9201

#c06e00

#804900

#402500

Tints

Color #ffc981 mixed toward white.

#ffd296

#ffdbab

#ffe4c0

#ffedd5

#fff6ea

Tones

Color #ffc981 mixed toward gray.

#f5c88c

#eac696

#e0c5a1

#d5c3ab

#cbc2b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eae997 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#edf09b · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#fda5a8 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffc981;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffc981]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

#ffc981 (#ffc981) is rgb(255, 201, 129) in RGB.

No, #ffc981 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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