Close to Sandy Brown
#FFB56D
#FFB56D is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 71% green, and 42.7% blue. Its hue is 30°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFB56D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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12.08:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.74:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.08:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFB56D as they’d see it.
#FFB56D in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FFB56D
What color is #FFB56D?
#FFB56D is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 71% green, and 42.7% blue. Its hue is 30°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFB56D in RGB?
#FFB56D is rgb(255, 181, 109): 255 red, 181 green, and 109 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFB56D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 29, 57, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFB56D?
PANTONE 149 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFB56D?
Its complement #9BC8FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.