What color is #FFCC77?

#FFCC77 is a light, vivid orange known as Cheesus. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cheesus?

The RGB value is 255, 204, 119: 255 red, 204 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cheesus?

The complementary color is #77AAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCC77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cheesus color: hex code #FFCC77

#FFCC77 rgb(255, 204, 119)

Shades of orange

Cheesus has the hex code #FFCC77. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 80% green and 46.7% blue (255, 204, 119).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

Cheesus (#FFCC77) color codes

HEX	`#FFCC77`
RGB	`rgb(255, 204, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 80%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 53%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.88, 8.29, 48.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.88, 49.51, 80.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.166, 65.782, 26.661)`
Decimal	`16764023`
Short hex	`#FC7`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cheesus, 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 #FFCC77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCC77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	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 #FFCC77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcc77; }
.text { color: #ffcc77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcc77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 204 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcc77, #eeff77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #FFCC77 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFCC77?: #FFCC77 is a light, vivid orange known as Cheesus. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cheesus?: The RGB value is 255, 204, 119: 255 red, 204 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cheesus?: The complementary color is #77AAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCC77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.