#ffca74

Color #ffca74

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 17.64 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ffca74

RGB

rgb(255, 202, 116)

HSL

hsl(37.1, 100%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.1, 54.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.8%, 54.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.36, 9.08, 49.65)

LCH

lch(84.36, 50.47, 79.64)

OKLCH

oklch(86.9%, 0.1201, 78.23)

HWB

hwb(37.1, 45.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74a9ff

Analogous

#ff8474

#ffca74

#efff74

Triadic

#ffca74

#74ffca

#ca74ff

Split-complementary

#ffca74

#74efff

#8474ff

Tetradic

#ffca74

#a9ff74

#74a9ff

#ca74ff

Square

#ffca74

#74ff84

#74a9ff

#ff74ef

Shades

Color #ffca74 mixed toward black.

#ffb236

#f79900

#b97300

#7c4c00

#3e2600

Tints

Color #ffca74 mixed toward white.

#ffd38b

#ffdca2

#ffe4b9

#ffedd1

#fff6e8

Tones

Color #ffca74 mixed toward gray.

#f3c77f

#e8c48b

#dcc297

#d1bfa2

#c5bcae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eaea8f · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#edf195 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#fda1a4 · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffca74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffca74]

Related colors

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Navajo White #ffdead

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffca74 (#ffca74) is rgb(255, 202, 116) in RGB.

No, #ffca74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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