What color is #FFBB99?

#FFBB99 is a light, vivid orange known as Cream Puff. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cream Puff?

The RGB value is 255, 187, 153: 255 red, 187 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cream Puff?

The complementary color is #99DDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBB99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cream Puff color: hex code #FFBB99

#FFBB99 rgb(255, 187, 153)

Shades of orange

Cream Puff has the hex code #FFBB99. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 73.3% green and 60% blue (255, 187, 153).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

Cream Puff (#FFBB99) color codes

HEX	`#FFBB99`
RGB	`rgb(255, 187, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 73.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 40%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.35, 20.37, 26.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.35, 33.72, 52.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.763, 59.105, 38.128)`
Decimal	`16759705`
Short hex	`#FB9`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cream Puff, 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 #FFBB99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBB99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #FFBB99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbb99; }
.text { color: #ffbb99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbb99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 187 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbb99, #ffee99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

See #FFBB99 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFBB99?: #FFBB99 is a light, vivid orange known as Cream Puff. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cream Puff?: The RGB value is 255, 187, 153: 255 red, 187 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cream Puff?: The complementary color is #99DDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBB99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.