Close to Honey
#FFC35E
#FFC35E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Honey. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 76.5% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 38°, with 100% saturation and 68% 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 #FFC35E.
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
1.59:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.22:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.59:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.22:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFC35E as they’d see it.
#FFC35E 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 #FFC35E
What color is #FFC35E?
#FFC35E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Honey. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 76.5% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 38°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFC35E in RGB?
#FFC35E is rgb(255, 195, 94): 255 red, 195 green, and 94 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFC35E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 24, 63, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFC35E?
PANTONE 135 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFC35E?
Its complement #BDCCFC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.