What color is #FFD789?

#FFD789 is a light, vivid orange known as Golden Eye. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Eye?

The RGB value is 255, 215, 137: 255 red, 215 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Eye?

The complementary color is #89B1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD789?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Eye color: hex code #FFD789

#FFD789 rgb(255, 215, 137)

Shades of orange

Golden Eye has the hex code #FFD789. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 84.3% green and 53.7% blue (255, 215, 137).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

Golden Eye (#FFD789) color codes

HEX	`#FFD789`
RGB	`rgb(255, 215, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 84.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 46%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 46%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.81, 4.2, 43.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.81, 43.76, 84.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.058, 71.67, 33.806)`
Decimal	`16766857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Eye, 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 #FFD789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #FFD789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd789; }
.text { color: #ffd789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 215 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd789, #ecff89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #FFD789 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFD789?: #FFD789 is a light, vivid orange known as Golden Eye. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Eye?: The RGB value is 255, 215, 137: 255 red, 215 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Eye?: The complementary color is #89B1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD789?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.