What color is #FFC66E?

#FFC66E is a light, vivid orange known as Chanterelle. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chanterelle?

The RGB value is 255, 198, 110: 255 red, 198 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chanterelle?

The complementary color is #6EA7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC66E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chanterelle color: hex code #FFC66E

#FFC66E rgb(255, 198, 110)

Shades of orange

Chanterelle has the hex code #FFC66E. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 77.6% green and 43.1% blue (255, 198, 110).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 57% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

Chanterelle (#FFC66E) color codes

HEX	`#FFC66E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 198, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 77.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 57%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 57%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.33, 10.69, 51.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.33, 52.42, 78.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.252, 62.778, 23.482)`
Decimal	`16762478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chanterelle, 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 #FFC66E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC66E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #FFC66E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc66e; }
.text { color: #ffc66e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc66e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 198 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc66e, #f0ff6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #FFC66E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC66E?: #FFC66E is a light, vivid orange known as Chanterelle. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chanterelle?: The RGB value is 255, 198, 110: 255 red, 198 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chanterelle?: The complementary color is #6EA7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC66E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.