What color is #FFA000?

#FFA000 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFA000?

The RGB value is 255, 160, 0: 255 red, 160 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA000?

The complementary color is #005FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA000 color

#FFA000 rgb(255, 160, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFA000 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 62.7% green and 0% blue (255, 160, 0).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Orange (#FFA500), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#FFA000 color codes

HEX	`#FFA000`
RGB	`rgb(255, 160, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 62.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.81, 26.54, 78.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.81, 82.6, 71.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.816, 46.407, 6.123)`
Decimal	`16752640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA000, 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 #FFA000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #FFA000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa000; }
.text { color: #ffa000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 160 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa000, #dfff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFA000?: #FFA000 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFA000?: The RGB value is 255, 160, 0: 255 red, 160 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA000?: The complementary color is #005FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.