What color is #FFCFAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFCFAE?

The RGB value is 255, 207, 174: 255 red, 207 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCFAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFCFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCFAE color

#FFCFAE rgb(255, 207, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFCFAE is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 81.2% green and 68.2% blue (255, 207, 174).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Apricot (#FBCEB1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#FFCFAE color codes

HEX	`#FFCFAE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 207, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 81.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 32%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 32%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.48, 12.38, 22.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.48, 25.95, 61.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.194, 68.945, 49.594)`
Decimal	`16764846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCFAE, 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 #FFCFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #FFCFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcfae; }
.text { color: #ffcfae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcfae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 207 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcfae, #fff8ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFCFAE?: #FFCFAE is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCFAE?: The RGB value is 255, 207, 174: 255 red, 207 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCFAE?: The complementary color is #AEDEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.