What color is #FFB200?

#FFB200 is a vivid orange known as Imperial Yellow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Imperial Yellow?

The RGB value is 255, 178, 0: 255 red, 178 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Imperial Yellow?

The complementary color is #004DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB200?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Imperial Yellow color: hex code #FFB200

#FFB200 rgb(255, 178, 0)

Shades of orange

Imperial Yellow has the hex code #FFB200. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 69.8% green and 0% blue (255, 178, 0).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

Imperial Yellow (#FFB200) color codes

HEX	`#FFB200`
RGB	`rgb(255, 178, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 69.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.94, 17.15, 80.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.94, 82.73, 78.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.165, 53.106, 7.24)`
Decimal	`16757248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Imperial Yellow, 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 #FFB200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #FFB200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb200; }
.text { color: #ffb200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 178 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb200, #cdff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amber.

See #FFB200 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFB200?: #FFB200 is a vivid orange known as Imperial Yellow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Imperial Yellow?: The RGB value is 255, 178, 0: 255 red, 178 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Imperial Yellow?: The complementary color is #004DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB200?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.