What color is #FFCB5D?

#FFCB5D is a light, vivid orange known as Nacho. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nacho?

The RGB value is 255, 203, 93: 255 red, 203 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nacho?

The complementary color is #5D91FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCB5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nacho color: hex code #FFCB5D

#FFCB5D rgb(255, 203, 93)

Shades of orange

Nacho has the hex code #FFCB5D. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 79.6% green and 36.5% blue (255, 203, 93).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

Nacho (#FFCB5D) color codes

HEX	`#FFCB5D`
RGB	`rgb(255, 203, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 79.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 64%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.36, 6.95, 60.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.36, 60.79, 83.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.575, 64.766, 19.454)`
Decimal	`16763741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with 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 #FFCB5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCB5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #FFCB5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcb5d; }
.text { color: #ffcb5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcb5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 203 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcb5d, #e2ff5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #FFCB5D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFCB5D?: #FFCB5D is a light, vivid orange known as Nacho. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nacho?: The RGB value is 255, 203, 93: 255 red, 203 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nacho?: The complementary color is #5D91FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCB5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.