What color is #FFBA80?

#FFBA80 is a light, vivid orange known as Goose Bill. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Goose Bill?

The RGB value is 255, 186, 128: 255 red, 186 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Goose Bill?

The complementary color is #80C5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBA80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Goose Bill color: hex code #FFBA80

#FFBA80 rgb(255, 186, 128)

Shades of orange

Goose Bill has the hex code #FFBA80. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 72.9% green and 50.2% blue (255, 186, 128).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

Goose Bill (#FFBA80) color codes

HEX	`#FFBA80`
RGB	`rgb(255, 186, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 72.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 50%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 50%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.71, 18.42, 39.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.71, 43.22, 64.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.698, 57.941, 28.299)`
Decimal	`16759424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Goose Bill, 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 #FFBA80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBA80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #FFBA80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffba80; }
.text { color: #ffba80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffba80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 186 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffba80, #fffa80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fawn.

See #FFBA80 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFBA80?: #FFBA80 is a light, vivid orange known as Goose Bill. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Goose Bill?: The RGB value is 255, 186, 128: 255 red, 186 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Goose Bill?: The complementary color is #80C5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBA80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.