What color is #FFAC79?

#FFAC79 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 #FFAC79?

The RGB value is 255, 172, 121: 255 red, 172 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFAC79?

The complementary color is #79CCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFAC79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFAC79 color

#FFAC79 rgb(255, 172, 121)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFAC79 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 67.5% green and 47.5% blue (255, 172, 121).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flaming Cauldron (#F6A374), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#FFAC79 color codes

HEX	`#FFAC79`
RGB	`rgb(255, 172, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 67.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 53%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.37, 25.14, 38.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.37, 45.96, 56.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.447, 52.15, 25.021)`
Decimal	`16755833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFAC79, 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 #FFAC79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAC79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #FFAC79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffac79; }
.text { color: #ffac79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffac79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 172 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffac79, #ffef79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sandy Brown.

Questions

What color is #FFAC79?: #FFAC79 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 #FFAC79?: The RGB value is 255, 172, 121: 255 red, 172 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFAC79?: The complementary color is #79CCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAC79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.