What color is #FFBD31?

#FFBD31 is a vivid orange known as Vibrant Honey. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vibrant Honey?

The RGB value is 255, 189, 49: 255 red, 189 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vibrant Honey?

The complementary color is #3173FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBD31?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vibrant Honey color: hex code #FFBD31

#FFBD31 rgb(255, 189, 49)

Shades of orange

Vibrant Honey has the hex code #FFBD31. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 74.1% green and 19.2% blue (255, 189, 49).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 81% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

Vibrant Honey (#FFBD31) color codes

HEX	`#FFBD31`
RGB	`rgb(255, 189, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 74.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 81%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 81%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.67, 12.22, 73.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.67, 74.77, 80.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.996, 57.882, 10.918)`
Decimal	`16760113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vibrant Honey, 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 #FFBD31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBD31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #FFBD31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbd31; }
.text { color: #ffbd31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbd31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 189 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbd31, #daff31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #FFBD31 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFBD31?: #FFBD31 is a vivid orange known as Vibrant Honey. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vibrant Honey?: The RGB value is 255, 189, 49: 255 red, 189 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vibrant Honey?: The complementary color is #3173FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBD31?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.