What color is #FFD77A?

#FFD77A is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Yuma Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD77A?

The RGB value is 255, 215, 122: 255 red, 215 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD77A?

The complementary color is #7AA2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD77A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD77A color

#FFD77A rgb(255, 215, 122)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFD77A is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 84.3% green and 47.8% blue (255, 215, 122).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 52% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Yuma Gold (#FFD678), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#FFD77A color codes

HEX	`#FFD77A`
RGB	`rgb(255, 215, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 84.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 52%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 52%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.62, 2.87, 50.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.62, 50.75, 86.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.056, 71.27, 28.528)`
Decimal	`16766842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD77A, 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 #FFD77A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD77A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #FFD77A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd77a; }
.text { color: #ffd77a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd77a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 215 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd77a, #e5ff7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #FFD77A?: #FFD77A is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Yuma Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD77A?: The RGB value is 255, 215, 122: 255 red, 215 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD77A?: The complementary color is #7AA2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD77A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.