What color is #FFC65F?

#FFC65F is a light, vivid orange known as Mellow Drama. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mellow Drama?

The RGB value is 255, 198, 95: 255 red, 198 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mellow Drama?

The complementary color is #5F98FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC65F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mellow Drama color: hex code #FFC65F

#FFC65F rgb(255, 198, 95)

Shades of orange

Mellow Drama has the hex code #FFC65F. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 77.6% green and 37.3% blue (255, 198, 95).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 63% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

Mellow Drama (#FFC65F) color codes

HEX	`#FFC65F`
RGB	`rgb(255, 198, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 77.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 63%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.17, 9.66, 58.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.17, 58.97, 80.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.503, 62.479, 19.539)`
Decimal	`16762463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mellow Drama, 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 #FFC65F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC65F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	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 #FFC65F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc65f; }
.text { color: #ffc65f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc65f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 198 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc65f, #e8ff5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #FFC65F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC65F?: #FFC65F is a light, vivid orange known as Mellow Drama. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mellow Drama?: The RGB value is 255, 198, 95: 255 red, 198 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mellow Drama?: The complementary color is #5F98FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC65F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.