Close to Topaz
#FFBD74
#FFBD74 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Topaz. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 74.1% green, and 45.5% blue. Its hue is 32°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFBD74.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.64:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.78:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.64:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.78:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFBD74 as they’d see it.
#FFBD74 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FFBD74
What color is #FFBD74?
#FFBD74 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Topaz. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 74.1% green, and 45.5% blue. Its hue is 32°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFBD74 in RGB?
#FFBD74 is rgb(255, 189, 116): 255 red, 189 green, and 116 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFBD74 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 26, 55, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFBD74?
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 #FFBD74?
Its complement #AACCFC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.