What color is #FFD766?

#FFD766 is a light, vivid orange known as Yuzu Marmalade. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yuzu Marmalade?

The RGB value is 255, 215, 102: 255 red, 215 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yuzu Marmalade?

The complementary color is #668EFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD766?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yuzu Marmalade color: hex code #FFD766

#FFD766 rgb(255, 215, 102)

Shades of yellow

Yuzu Marmalade has the hex code #FFD766. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 84.3% green and 40% blue (255, 215, 102).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

Yuzu Marmalade (#FFD766) color codes

HEX	`#FFD766`
RGB	`rgb(255, 215, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 84.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.4, 1.38, 59.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.4, 59.77, 88.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.942, 70.824, 22.66)`
Decimal	`16766822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yuzu Marmalade, 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 #FFD766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	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 #FFD766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd766; }
.text { color: #ffd766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 215 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd766, #daff66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FFD766 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFD766?: #FFD766 is a light, vivid orange known as Yuzu Marmalade. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yuzu Marmalade?: The RGB value is 255, 215, 102: 255 red, 215 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yuzu Marmalade?: The complementary color is #668EFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD766?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.