What color is #FFCB98?

#FFCB98 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Apricot Sherbet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFCB98?

The RGB value is 255, 203, 152: 255 red, 203 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCB98?

The complementary color is #98CCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCB98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCB98 color

#FFCB98 rgb(255, 203, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFCB98 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 79.6% green and 59.6% blue (255, 203, 152).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Apricot Sherbet (#FBCD9F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#FFCB98 color codes

HEX	`#FFCB98`
RGB	`rgb(255, 203, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 79.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 40%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.12, 11.91, 32.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.12, 34.56, 69.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.266, 66.243, 38.89)`
Decimal	`16763800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCB98, 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 #FFCB98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCB98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #FFCB98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcb98; }
.text { color: #ffcb98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcb98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 203 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcb98, #ffff98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #FFCB98?: #FFCB98 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Apricot Sherbet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCB98?: The RGB value is 255, 203, 152: 255 red, 203 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCB98?: The complementary color is #98CCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCB98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.