#FFBD00

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orange.

About #FFBD00

When working with digital screens, the color #FFBD00 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Orange. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 189 green, and 0 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 26% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 44.5° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FFBD00
RGB255, 189, 0
HSL44.5°, 100.0%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 26%, 100%, 0%
HSV44.5°, 100.0%, 100.0%
LAB80.5, 11.4, 82.7
XYZ59.4, 57.7, 8.0
Decimal16760064

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.53:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.60:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.65:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FFBD00; }
.text-color { color: #FFBD00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FFBD00; }

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