What color is #FFB800?

#FFB800 is a vivid orange known as King Nacho. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of King Nacho?

The RGB value is 255, 184, 0: 255 red, 184 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of King Nacho?

The complementary color is #0047FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB800?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

King Nacho color: hex code #FFB800

#FFB800 rgb(255, 184, 0)

Shades of yellow

King Nacho has the hex code #FFB800. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 72.2% green and 0% blue (255, 184, 0).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

King Nacho (#FFB800) color codes

HEX	`#FFB800`
RGB	`rgb(255, 184, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 72.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.35, 14.02, 81.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.35, 83.08, 80.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.385, 55.546, 7.647)`
Decimal	`16758784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with King Nacho, 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 #FFB800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #FFB800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb800; }
.text { color: #ffb800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 184 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb800, #c6ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amber.

See #FFB800 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFB800?: #FFB800 is a vivid orange known as King Nacho. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of King Nacho?: The RGB value is 255, 184, 0: 255 red, 184 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of King Nacho?: The complementary color is #0047FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB800?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.