What color is #FFAA4A?

#FFAA4A is a light, vivid orange known as Five Star. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Five Star?

The RGB value is 255, 170, 74: 255 red, 170 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Five Star?

The complementary color is #4A9FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFAA4A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Five Star color: hex code #FFAA4A

#FFAA4A rgb(255, 170, 74)

Shades of orange

Five Star has the hex code #FFAA4A. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 66.7% green and 29% blue (255, 170, 74).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 71% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

Five Star (#FFAA4A) color codes

HEX	`#FFAA4A`
RGB	`rgb(255, 170, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 66.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 100%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 71%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 71%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.38, 23.1, 60.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.38, 64.49, 69.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.855, 50.509, 13.232)`
Decimal	`16755274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Five Star, 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 #FFAA4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAA4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #FFAA4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffaa4a; }
.text { color: #ffaa4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffaa4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 170 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffaa4a, #f9ff4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFAA4A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFAA4A?: #FFAA4A is a light, vivid orange known as Five Star. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Five Star?: The RGB value is 255, 170, 74: 255 red, 170 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Five Star?: The complementary color is #4A9FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAA4A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.