What color is #FFB437?

#FFB437 is a vivid orange known as Corona. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Corona?

The RGB value is 255, 180, 55: 255 red, 180 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Corona?

The complementary color is #3782FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB437?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Corona color: hex code #FFB437

#FFB437 rgb(255, 180, 55)

Shades of orange

Corona has the hex code #FFB437. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 70.6% green and 21.6% blue (255, 180, 55).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 78% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

Corona (#FFB437) color codes

HEX	`#FFB437`
RGB	`rgb(255, 180, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 70.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 78%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 78%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.57, 17.1, 69.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.57, 71.95, 76.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.255, 54.183, 11.004)`
Decimal	`16757815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Corona, 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 #FFB437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #FFB437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb437; }
.text { color: #ffb437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 180 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb437, #e6ff37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #FFB437 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFB437?: #FFB437 is a vivid orange known as Corona. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Corona?: The RGB value is 255, 180, 55: 255 red, 180 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Corona?: The complementary color is #3782FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB437?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.