What color is #FFCF73?

#FFCF73 is a light, vivid orange known as Banana Bread. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Banana Bread?

The RGB value is 255, 207, 115: 255 red, 207 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Banana Bread?

The complementary color is #73A3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCF73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Banana Bread color: hex code #FFCF73

#FFCF73 rgb(255, 207, 115)

Shades of orange

Banana Bread has the hex code #FFCF73. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 81.2% green and 45.1% blue (255, 207, 115).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

Banana Bread (#FFCF73) color codes

HEX	`#FFCF73`
RGB	`rgb(255, 207, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 81.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 55%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.57, 6.42, 51.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.57, 51.97, 82.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.65, 67.127, 25.663)`
Decimal	`16764787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Banana Bread, 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 #FFCF73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCF73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #FFCF73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcf73; }
.text { color: #ffcf73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcf73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 207 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcf73, #e9ff73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #FFCF73 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFCF73?: #FFCF73 is a light, vivid orange known as Banana Bread. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Banana Bread?: The RGB value is 255, 207, 115: 255 red, 207 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Banana Bread?: The complementary color is #73A3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCF73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.