What color is #FFAE5D?

#FFAE5D is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Burning Flame. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFAE5D?

The RGB value is 255, 174, 93: 255 red, 174 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFAE5D?

The complementary color is #5DAEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFAE5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFAE5D color

#FFAE5D rgb(255, 174, 93)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFAE5D is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 68.2% green and 36.5% blue (255, 174, 93).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Burning Flame (#FFB162), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#FFAE5D color codes

HEX	`#FFAE5D`
RGB	`rgb(255, 174, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 68.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 64%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.48, 22.05, 52.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.48, 57.1, 67.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.356, 52.327, 17.381)`
Decimal	`16756317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFAE5D, 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 #FFAE5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAE5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #FFAE5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffae5d; }
.text { color: #ffae5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffae5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 174 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffae5d, #ffff5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sandy Brown.

Questions

What color is #FFAE5D?: #FFAE5D is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Burning Flame. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFAE5D?: The RGB value is 255, 174, 93: 255 red, 174 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFAE5D?: The complementary color is #5DAEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAE5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.