What color is #FFAE70?

#FFAE70 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Charming Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFAE70?

The RGB value is 255, 174, 112: 255 red, 174 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFAE70?

The complementary color is #70C1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFAE70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFAE70 color

#FFAE70 rgb(255, 174, 112)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFAE70 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 68.2% green and 43.9% blue (255, 174, 112).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Charming Peach (#F5AD75), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#FFAE70 color codes

HEX	`#FFAE70`
RGB	`rgb(255, 174, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 68.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 56%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.7, 23.37, 43.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.7, 49.41, 61.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.304, 52.707, 22.376)`
Decimal	`16756336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFAE70, 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 #FFAE70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAE70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #FFAE70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffae70; }
.text { color: #ffae70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffae70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 174 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffae70, #fff670); }

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Questions

What color is #FFAE70?: #FFAE70 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Charming Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFAE70?: The RGB value is 255, 174, 112: 255 red, 174 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFAE70?: The complementary color is #70C1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAE70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.