What color is #FFC25B?

#FFC25B is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Orange Delight. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC25B?

The RGB value is 255, 194, 91: 255 red, 194 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC25B?

The complementary color is #5B98FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC25B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC25B color

#FFC25B rgb(255, 194, 91)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFC25B is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 76.1% green and 35.7% blue (255, 194, 91).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Orange Delight (#FFC355), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#FFC25B color codes

HEX	`#FFC25B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 194, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 76.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 64%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.17, 11.49, 58.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.17, 59.98, 78.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.424, 60.603, 18.305)`
Decimal	`16761435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC25B, 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 #FFC25B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC25B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #FFC25B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc25b; }
.text { color: #ffc25b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc25b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 194 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc25b, #eaff5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

Questions

What color is #FFC25B?: #FFC25B is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Orange Delight. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC25B?: The RGB value is 255, 194, 91: 255 red, 194 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC25B?: The complementary color is #5B98FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC25B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.