What color is #FFCF65?

#FFCF65 is a light, vivid orange known as Chickadee. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chickadee?

The RGB value is 255, 207, 101: 255 red, 207 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chickadee?

The complementary color is #6595FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCF65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chickadee color: hex code #FFCF65

#FFCF65 rgb(255, 207, 101)

Shades of orange

Chickadee has the hex code #FFCF65. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 81.2% green and 39.6% blue (255, 207, 101).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

Chickadee (#FFCF65) color codes

HEX	`#FFCF65`
RGB	`rgb(255, 207, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 81.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.42, 5.41, 57.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.42, 58.22, 84.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.905, 66.829, 21.737)`
Decimal	`16764773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chickadee, 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 #FFCF65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCF65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #FFCF65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcf65; }
.text { color: #ffcf65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcf65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 207 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcf65, #e2ff65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #FFCF65 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFCF65?: #FFCF65 is a light, vivid orange known as Chickadee. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chickadee?: The RGB value is 255, 207, 101: 255 red, 207 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chickadee?: The complementary color is #6595FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCF65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.