What color is #FFA62F?

#FFA62F is a vivid orange known as Cantaloupe. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cantaloupe?

The RGB value is 255, 166, 47: 255 red, 166 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cantaloupe?

The complementary color is #2F88FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA62F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cantaloupe color: hex code #FFA62F

#FFA62F rgb(255, 166, 47)

Shades of orange

Cantaloupe has the hex code #FFA62F. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 65.1% green and 18.4% blue (255, 166, 47).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 100% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 82% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

Cantaloupe (#FFA62F) color codes

HEX	`#FFA62F`
RGB	`rgb(255, 166, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 65.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 100%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 82%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 82%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.29, 24.15, 69.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.29, 73.77, 70.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.394, 48.743, 9.18)`
Decimal	`16754223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cantaloupe, 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 #FFA62F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA62F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #FFA62F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa62f; }
.text { color: #ffa62f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa62f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 166 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa62f, #f0ff2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFA62F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFA62F?: #FFA62F is a vivid orange known as Cantaloupe. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cantaloupe?: The RGB value is 255, 166, 47: 255 red, 166 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cantaloupe?: The complementary color is #2F88FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA62F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.