What color is #FFD283?

#FFD283 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Bread and Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD283?

The RGB value is 255, 210, 131: 255 red, 210 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD283?

The complementary color is #83B0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD283 color

#FFD283 rgb(255, 210, 131)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFD283 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 82.4% green and 51.4% blue (255, 210, 131).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bread and Butter (#FFD182), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#FFD283 color codes

HEX	`#FFD283`
RGB	`rgb(255, 210, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 82.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 49%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.5, 6.22, 44.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.5, 45.32, 82.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.386, 68.996, 31.184)`
Decimal	`16765571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD283, 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 #FFD283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #FFD283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd283; }
.text { color: #ffd283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 210 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd283, #eeff83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #FFD283?: #FFD283 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Bread and Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD283?: The RGB value is 255, 210, 131: 255 red, 210 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD283?: The complementary color is #83B0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.