What color is #FFC355?

#FFC355 is a light, vivid orange known as Orange Delight. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Orange Delight?

The RGB value is 255, 195, 85: 255 red, 195 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Orange Delight?

The complementary color is #5591FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC355?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Orange Delight color: hex code #FFC355

#FFC355 rgb(255, 195, 85)

Shades of orange

Orange Delight has the hex code #FFC355. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 76.5% green and 33.3% blue (255, 195, 85).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 67% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

Orange Delight (#FFC355) color codes

HEX	`#FFC355`
RGB	`rgb(255, 195, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 76.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 67%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.35, 10.63, 61.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.35, 62.64, 80.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.399, 60.951, 17.071)`
Decimal	`16761685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Orange Delight, 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 #FFC355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #FFC355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc355; }
.text { color: #ffc355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 195 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc355, #e6ff55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFC355 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC355?: #FFC355 is a light, vivid orange known as Orange Delight. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Orange Delight?: The RGB value is 255, 195, 85: 255 red, 195 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Orange Delight?: The complementary color is #5591FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC355?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.