What color is #FFDF86?

#FFDF86 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Daisy Desi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFDF86?

The RGB value is 255, 223, 134: 255 red, 223 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFDF86?

The complementary color is #86A6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDF86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFDF86 color

#FFDF86 rgb(255, 223, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFDF86 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 87.5% green and 52.5% blue (255, 223, 134).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Daisy Desi (#FCDF8A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#FFDF86 color codes

HEX	`#FFDF86`
RGB	`rgb(255, 223, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 87.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 47%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.75, -0.16, 47.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.75, 47.46, 90.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.933, 75.76, 33.384)`
Decimal	`16768902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFDF86, 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 #FFDF86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDF86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #FFDF86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffdf86; }
.text { color: #ffdf86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffdf86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 223 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffdf86, #e2ff86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #FFDF86?: #FFDF86 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Daisy Desi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFDF86?: The RGB value is 255, 223, 134: 255 red, 223 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFDF86?: The complementary color is #86A6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDF86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.