#FFB938 Color

#FFB938 is rgb(255, 185, 56) in RGB, hsl(39, 100%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 78%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xanthous (#F1B42F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFB938

HEX#FFB938

RGBrgb(255, 185, 56)

HSLhsl(39, 100%, 61%)

HSVhsv(39, 78%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 78%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.157 77.8)

LABlab(80.33% 18.31 70.79)

LCHlch(80.33% 73.12 75.50)

What #FFB938 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FFB938, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Xanthous#F1B42FΔE 4.52 Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 7.74 Spanish Yellow#F6B511ΔE 8.13 Marigold#EAA221ΔE 8.24 Honey#EBA937ΔE 8.5 Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 8.63

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FFB938 Channel Values

How #FFB938 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 185 · B 56	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 39° · S 100% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 39° · S 78% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 27% · Y 78% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFB938 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFB938

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFB938; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #FFB938

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFB938.

How #FFB938 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FFB938

Protanopia#C7C736

Protanomaly#E0C237

Deuteranopia#D4D42C

Deuteranomaly#E6C931

Tritanopia#FFAFAF

Tritanomaly#FFB38F

Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

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Using #FFB938 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ffb938: #FFB938;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFB938;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffb938': '#FFB938' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.725, blue: 0.220)

Android XML<color name="color_ffb938">#FFB938</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFB938"

More Orange Colors

#FFB938 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ffba9e ffb87a ffbc6b ffb86a ffbd88 ffb84d ffbe57 ffb83d ffbf47 ffb499 ffc3ad ffb347 ffdaad ffebcd fff9f0 c3b091 da680f e3bc9a eaa221 f0e4d0 f8b878 fcf1e4 ff6633 ff936b

#FFB938 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFB938?

#FFB938 is a light orange — rgb(255, 185, 56) in RGB and hsl(39, 100%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xanthous (#F1B42F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.52.

What is the RGB value of #FFB938?

#FFB938 is rgb(255, 185, 56) — red 255, green 185, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFB938?

#FFB938 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 78%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFB938 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFB938 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFB938 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFB938 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 11.08, which is visibly different.

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