What color is #FFC868?

#FFC868 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Honeypot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC868?

The RGB value is 255, 200, 104: 255 red, 200 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC868?

The complementary color is #689FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC868?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC868 color

#FFC868 rgb(255, 200, 104)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFC868 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 78.4% green and 40.8% blue (255, 200, 104).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Honeypot (#FFC863), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#FFC868 color codes

HEX	`#FFC868`
RGB	`rgb(255, 200, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 78.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 59%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.74, 9.22, 54.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.74, 55.43, 80.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.396, 63.572, 21.973)`
Decimal	`16762984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC868, 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 #FFC868	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC868 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #FFC868 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc868; }
.text { color: #ffc868; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc868; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 200 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc868, #ebff68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

Questions

What color is #FFC868?: #FFC868 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Honeypot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC868?: The RGB value is 255, 200, 104: 255 red, 200 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC868?: The complementary color is #689FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC868?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.