Close to Honey
#FFBE3E
#FFBE3E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Honey. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 74.5% green, and 24.3% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 100% saturation and 62% 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 #FFBE3E.
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.
White text on this color
1.66:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.69:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.66:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.69:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFBE3E as they’d see it.
#FFBE3E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FFBE3E
What color is #FFBE3E?
#FFBE3E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Honey. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 74.5% green, and 24.3% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 100% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFBE3E in RGB?
#FFBE3E is rgb(255, 190, 62): 255 red, 190 green, and 62 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFBE3E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 25, 76, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFBE3E?
PANTONE 136 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFBE3E?
Its complement #BFC6FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.