HEX Color #FFB642 (Goldenrod)

About #FFB642

The precise color #FFB642 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 182 green, and 66 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 74% yellow, and 0% black. The HSL representation is 36.8° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 62.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FFB642

RGB255, 182, 66

HSL36.8°, 100.0%, 62.9%

CMYK0%, 29%, 74%, 0%

HSV36.8°, 74.1%, 100.0%

LAB79.1, 16.5, 66.3

XYZ59.0, 55.1, 12.7

Decimal16758338

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#FFB642 #418AFF

Analogous

#FF5741 #E9FF41

Triadic

#41FFB5 #B541FF

Tetradic

#41FF57 #418AFF #FF41E9

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#FFB642

#FFBE57

#FFC66C

#FFCE81

#FFD696

#FFDEAB

#FFE6C0

#FFEED5

#FFF6EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#FFB642

#E2A13A

#C68D33

#AA792C

#8D6524

#71501D

#553C16

#38280E

#1C1407

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.75:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

12.02:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.67:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

10.22:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FFB642; }

.text-color { color: #FFB642; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #FFB642; }

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