What color is #FFA874?

#FFA874 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Flaming Cauldron. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFA874?

The RGB value is 255, 168, 116: 255 red, 168 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA874?

The complementary color is #74CBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA874?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA874 color

#FFA874 rgb(255, 168, 116)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFA874 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 65.9% green and 45.5% blue (255, 168, 116).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flaming Cauldron (#F6A374), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#FFA874 color codes

HEX	`#FFA874`
RGB	`rgb(255, 168, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 65.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 55%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.39, 26.82, 39.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.39, 48.03, 56.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.399, 50.531, 23.197)`
Decimal	`16754804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA874, 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 #FFA874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #FFA874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa874; }
.text { color: #ffa874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 168 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa874, #ffee74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FFA874?: #FFA874 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Flaming Cauldron. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFA874?: The RGB value is 255, 168, 116: 255 red, 168 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA874?: The complementary color is #74CBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA874?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.