What color is #FFCF80?

#FFCF80 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Egg Yolk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFCF80?

The RGB value is 255, 207, 128: 255 red, 207 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCF80?

The complementary color is #80B0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCF80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCF80 color

#FFCF80 rgb(255, 207, 128)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFCF80 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 81.2% green and 50.2% blue (255, 207, 128).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Egg Yolk (#FFCE81), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#FFCF80 color codes

HEX	`#FFCF80`
RGB	`rgb(255, 207, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 81.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 50%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 50%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.73, 7.5, 45.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.73, 46.04, 80.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.452, 67.448, 29.884)`
Decimal	`16764800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCF80, 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 #FFCF80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCF80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #FFCF80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcf80; }
.text { color: #ffcf80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcf80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 207 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcf80, #f0ff80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #FFCF80?: #FFCF80 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Egg Yolk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCF80?: The RGB value is 255, 207, 128: 255 red, 207 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCF80?: The complementary color is #80B0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCF80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.