What color is #FFD174?

#FFD174 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Banana Bread. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD174?

The RGB value is 255, 209, 116: 255 red, 209 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD174?

The complementary color is #74A2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD174 color

#FFD174 rgb(255, 209, 116)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFD174 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 82% green and 45.5% blue (255, 209, 116).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Banana Bread (#FFCF73), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#FFD174 color codes

HEX	`#FFD174`
RGB	`rgb(255, 209, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 82%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 55%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.07, 5.47, 51.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.07, 51.98, 83.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.196, 68.126, 26.13)`
Decimal	`16765300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD174, 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 #FFD174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #FFD174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd174; }
.text { color: #ffd174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 209 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd174, #e8ff74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

Questions

What color is #FFD174?: #FFD174 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Banana Bread. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD174?: The RGB value is 255, 209, 116: 255 red, 209 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD174?: The complementary color is #74A2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.