What color is #FFC863?

#FFC863 is a light, vivid orange known as Honeypot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Honeypot?

The RGB value is 255, 200, 99: 255 red, 200 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Honeypot?

The complementary color is #639AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC863?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Honeypot color: hex code #FFC863

#FFC863 rgb(255, 200, 99)

Shades of orange

Honeypot has the hex code #FFC863. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 78.4% green and 38.8% blue (255, 200, 99).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 61% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

Honeypot (#FFC863) color codes

HEX	`#FFC863`
RGB	`rgb(255, 200, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 78.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 61%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 61%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.69, 8.88, 56.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.69, 57.62, 81.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.15, 63.474, 20.675)`
Decimal	`16762979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Honeypot, 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 #FFC863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #FFC863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc863; }
.text { color: #ffc863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 200 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc863, #e8ff63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #FFC863 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC863?: #FFC863 is a light, vivid orange known as Honeypot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Honeypot?: The RGB value is 255, 200, 99: 255 red, 200 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Honeypot?: The complementary color is #639AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC863?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.