What color is #FFC16C?

#FFC16C is a light, vivid orange known as Solar Storm. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Solar Storm?

The RGB value is 255, 193, 108: 255 red, 193 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Solar Storm?

The complementary color is #6CAAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC16C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Solar Storm color: hex code #FFC16C

#FFC16C rgb(255, 193, 108)

Shades of orange

Solar Storm has the hex code #FFC16C. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 75.7% green and 42.4% blue (255, 193, 108).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 58% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

Solar Storm (#FFC16C) color codes

HEX	`#FFC16C`
RGB	`rgb(255, 193, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 75.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 58%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 58%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.1, 13.14, 50.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.1, 52.5, 75.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.02, 60.487, 22.54)`
Decimal	`16761196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Solar Storm, 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 #FFC16C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC16C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #FFC16C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc16c; }
.text { color: #ffc16c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc16c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 193 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc16c, #f3ff6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #FFC16C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC16C?: #FFC16C is a light, vivid orange known as Solar Storm. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Solar Storm?: The RGB value is 255, 193, 108: 255 red, 193 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Solar Storm?: The complementary color is #6CAAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC16C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.