What color is #FFBB00?

#FFBB00 is a vivid orange known as Nacho Cheese. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nacho Cheese?

The RGB value is 255, 187, 0: 255 red, 187 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nacho Cheese?

The complementary color is #0044FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBB00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nacho Cheese color: hex code #FFBB00

#FFBB00 rgb(255, 187, 0)

Shades of yellow

Nacho Cheese has the hex code #FFBB00. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 73.3% green and 0% blue (255, 187, 0).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

Nacho Cheese (#FFBB00) color codes

HEX	`#FFBB00`
RGB	`rgb(255, 187, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 73.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.07, 12.46, 82.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.07, 83.31, 81.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.015, 56.806, 7.856)`
Decimal	`16759552`
Short hex	`#FB0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nacho Cheese, 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 #FFBB00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBB00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #FFBB00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbb00; }
.text { color: #ffbb00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbb00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 187 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbb00, #c3ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFBB00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFBB00?: #FFBB00 is a vivid orange known as Nacho Cheese. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nacho Cheese?: The RGB value is 255, 187, 0: 255 red, 187 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nacho Cheese?: The complementary color is #0044FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBB00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.