What color is #FFCAA4?

#FFCAA4 is a very light, vivid orange known as Polly. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Polly?

The RGB value is 255, 202, 164: 255 red, 202 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Polly?

The complementary color is #A4D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCAA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Polly color: hex code #FFCAA4

#FFCAA4 rgb(255, 202, 164)

Shades of beige

Polly has the hex code #FFCAA4. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 79.2% green and 64.3% blue (255, 202, 164).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

Polly (#FFCAA4) color codes

HEX	`#FFCAA4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 202, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 79.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.09, 13.77, 26.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.09, 29.56, 62.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.063, 66.185, 44.252)`
Decimal	`16763556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Polly, 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 #FFCAA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCAA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #FFCAA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcaa4; }
.text { color: #ffcaa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcaa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 202 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcaa4, #fff7a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFCAA4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFCAA4?: #FFCAA4 is a very light, vivid orange known as Polly. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Polly?: The RGB value is 255, 202, 164: 255 red, 202 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Polly?: The complementary color is #A4D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCAA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.