What color is #FFDCB9?

#FFDCB9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pandora’s Box. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFDCB9?

The RGB value is 255, 220, 185: 255 red, 220 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFDCB9?

The complementary color is #B9DCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFDCB9 color

#FFDCB9 rgb(255, 220, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFDCB9 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 86.3% green and 72.5% blue (255, 220, 185).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pandora’s Box (#FEDBB7), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#FFDCB9 color codes

HEX	`#FFDCB9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 220, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 86.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.84, 7.05, 21.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.84, 22.82, 71.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.591, 75.952, 56.568)`
Decimal	`16768185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFDCB9, 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 #FFDCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	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 #FFDCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffdcb9; }
.text { color: #ffdcb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffdcb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 220 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffdcb9, #ffffb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFDCB9?: #FFDCB9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pandora’s Box. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFDCB9?: The RGB value is 255, 220, 185: 255 red, 220 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFDCB9?: The complementary color is #B9DCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.