Information about #FFBD72 color

#FFBD72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFBD72 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 189, 114) — 100% red, 74.1% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 55 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FFBD72 is a intensely saturated orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Consuela (#FDB76D). Slightly further away sit Mellow Apricot (#F8B878) and Daybreak Yellow (#FCBF66).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 189, 114) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFBD72: 12.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. No one has named #FFBD72 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FFBD72 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FFBD72 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FFBD72

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFBD72
  • RGB255, 189, 114
  • CMYK0, 26, 55, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 189, 114)
  • HSL32°, 100%, 72%
  • HSL Precise31.915°, 100%, 72.353%
  • HSV32°, 55%, 100%
  • HSB32°, 55%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.741, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.741, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.741, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFBD72
  • DECIMAL ID16760178
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01