What color is #FFBF99?

#FFBF99 is a light, vivid orange known as Blushing Cinnamon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blushing Cinnamon?

The RGB value is 255, 191, 153: 255 red, 191 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blushing Cinnamon?

The complementary color is #99D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBF99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blushing Cinnamon color: hex code #FFBF99

#FFBF99 rgb(255, 191, 153)

Shades of beige

Blushing Cinnamon has the hex code #FFBF99. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 74.9% green and 60% blue (255, 191, 153).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

Blushing Cinnamon (#FFBF99) color codes

HEX	`#FFBF99`
RGB	`rgb(255, 191, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 74.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 40%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.28, 18.28, 28.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.28, 33.55, 56.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.623, 60.826, 38.415)`
Decimal	`16760729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blushing Cinnamon, 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 #FFBF99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBF99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #FFBF99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbf99; }
.text { color: #ffbf99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbf99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 191 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbf99, #fff299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFBF99 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFBF99?: #FFBF99 is a light, vivid orange known as Blushing Cinnamon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blushing Cinnamon?: The RGB value is 255, 191, 153: 255 red, 191 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blushing Cinnamon?: The complementary color is #99D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBF99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.