What color is #FFC38B?

#FFC38B is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Buttery. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC38B?

The RGB value is 255, 195, 139: 255 red, 195 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC38B?

The complementary color is #8BC7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC38B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC38B color

#FFC38B rgb(255, 195, 139)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFC38B is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 76.5% green and 54.5% blue (255, 195, 139).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 45% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Buttery (#FFC283), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#FFC38B color codes

HEX	`#FFC38B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 195, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 76.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 45%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 45%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83, 14.74, 36.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83, 39.25, 67.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.418, 62.158, 32.973)`
Decimal	`16761739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC38B, 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 #FFC38B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC38B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #FFC38B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc38b; }
.text { color: #ffc38b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc38b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 195 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc38b, #fffd8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #FFC38B?: #FFC38B is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Buttery. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC38B?: The RGB value is 255, 195, 139: 255 red, 195 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC38B?: The complementary color is #8BC7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC38B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.