What color is #FFC283?

#FFC283 is a light, vivid orange known as Buttery. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buttery?

The RGB value is 255, 194, 131: 255 red, 194 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buttery?

The complementary color is #83C0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buttery color: hex code #FFC283

#FFC283 rgb(255, 194, 131)

Shades of orange

Buttery has the hex code #FFC283. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 76.1% green and 51.4% blue (255, 194, 131).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

Buttery (#FFC283) color codes

HEX	`#FFC283`
RGB	`rgb(255, 194, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 76.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 49%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.64, 14.51, 40.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.64, 42.57, 70.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.631, 61.486, 29.932)`
Decimal	`16761475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buttery, 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 #FFC283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #FFC283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc283; }
.text { color: #ffc283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 194 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc283, #feff83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #FFC283 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC283?: #FFC283 is a light, vivid orange known as Buttery. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buttery?: The RGB value is 255, 194, 131: 255 red, 194 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buttery?: The complementary color is #83C0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.