What color is #FFBF00?

#FFBF00 is a vivid orange known as Amber. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Amber?

The RGB value is 255, 191, 0: 255 red, 191 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Amber?

The complementary color is #0040FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Amber color: hex code #FFBF00

#FFBF00 rgb(255, 191, 0)

Shades of yellow

Amber has the hex code #FFBF00. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 74.9% green and 0% blue (255, 191, 0).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

Amber (#FFBF00) color codes

HEX	`#FFBF00`
RGB	`rgb(255, 191, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 74.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.03, 10.39, 83.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.03, 83.68, 82.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.875, 58.526, 8.143)`
Decimal	`16760576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Amber, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFBF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFBF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbf00; }
.text { color: #ffbf00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbf00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 191 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbf00, #c0ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFBF00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFBF00?: #FFBF00 is a vivid orange known as Amber. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Amber?: The RGB value is 255, 191, 0: 255 red, 191 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Amber?: The complementary color is #0040FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.