What color is #FFB162?

#FFB162 is a light, vivid orange known as Burning Flame. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Burning Flame?

The RGB value is 255, 177, 98: 255 red, 177 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Burning Flame?

The complementary color is #62B0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB162?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Burning Flame color: hex code #FFB162

#FFB162 rgb(255, 177, 98)

Shades of orange

Burning Flame has the hex code #FFB162. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 69.4% green and 38.4% blue (255, 177, 98).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 62% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

Burning Flame (#FFB162) color codes

HEX	`#FFB162`
RGB	`rgb(255, 177, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 69.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 62%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.22, 20.8, 51.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.22, 55.19, 67.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.171, 53.591, 18.781)`
Decimal	`16757090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Burning Flame, 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 #FFB162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #FFB162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb162; }
.text { color: #ffb162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 177 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb162, #feff62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sandy Brown.

See #FFB162 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFB162?: #FFB162 is a light, vivid orange known as Burning Flame. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Burning Flame?: The RGB value is 255, 177, 98: 255 red, 177 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Burning Flame?: The complementary color is #62B0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB162?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.