What color is #FFBB77?

#FFBB77 is a light, vivid orange known as Nouveau-Riche. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nouveau-Riche?

The RGB value is 255, 187, 119: 255 red, 187 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nouveau-Riche?

The complementary color is #77BBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBB77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nouveau-Riche color: hex code #FFBB77

#FFBB77 rgb(255, 187, 119)

Shades of orange

Nouveau-Riche has the hex code #FFBB77. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 73.3% green and 46.7% blue (255, 187, 119).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

Nouveau-Riche (#FFBB77) color codes

HEX	`#FFBB77`
RGB	`rgb(255, 187, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 73.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 53%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.81, 17.13, 43.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.81, 47.05, 68.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.343, 58.137, 25.387)`
Decimal	`16759671`
Short hex	`#FB7`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nouveau-Riche, 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 #FFBB77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBB77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #FFBB77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbb77; }
.text { color: #ffbb77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbb77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 187 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbb77, #ffff77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fawn.

See #FFBB77 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFBB77?: #FFBB77 is a light, vivid orange known as Nouveau-Riche. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nouveau-Riche?: The RGB value is 255, 187, 119: 255 red, 187 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nouveau-Riche?: The complementary color is #77BBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBB77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.