What color is #FFD182?

#FFD182 is a light, vivid orange known as Bread and Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bread and Butter?

The RGB value is 255, 209, 130: 255 red, 209 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bread and Butter?

The complementary color is #82B0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD182?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bread and Butter color: hex code #FFD182

#FFD182 rgb(255, 209, 130)

Shades of orange

Bread and Butter has the hex code #FFD182. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 82% green and 51% blue (255, 209, 130).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

Bread and Butter (#FFD182) color codes

HEX	`#FFD182`
RGB	`rgb(255, 209, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 82%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 49%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.24, 6.64, 45.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.24, 45.56, 81.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.072, 68.476, 30.746)`
Decimal	`16765314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bread and Butter, 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 #FFD182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #FFD182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd182; }
.text { color: #ffd182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 209 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd182, #eeff82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #FFD182 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFD182?: #FFD182 is a light, vivid orange known as Bread and Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bread and Butter?: The RGB value is 255, 209, 130: 255 red, 209 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bread and Butter?: The complementary color is #82B0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD182?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.