What color is #FFCC55?

#FFCC55 is a light, vivid orange known as Angry Pasta. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Angry Pasta?

The RGB value is 255, 204, 85: 255 red, 204 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Angry Pasta?

The complementary color is #5588FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCC55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Angry Pasta color: hex code #FFCC55

#FFCC55 rgb(255, 204, 85)

Shades of yellow

Angry Pasta has the hex code #FFCC55. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 80% green and 33.3% blue (255, 204, 85).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 67% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

Angry Pasta (#FFCC55) color codes

HEX	`#FFCC55`
RGB	`rgb(255, 204, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 80%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 67%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.54, 5.98, 64.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.54, 64.34, 84.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.476, 65.106, 17.763)`
Decimal	`16763989`
Short hex	`#FC5`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Angry Pasta, 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 #FFCC55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCC55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #FFCC55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcc55; }
.text { color: #ffcc55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcc55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 204 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcc55, #ddff55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

See #FFCC55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFCC55?: #FFCC55 is a light, vivid orange known as Angry Pasta. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Angry Pasta?: The RGB value is 255, 204, 85: 255 red, 204 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Angry Pasta?: The complementary color is #5588FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCC55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.