Information about Light Brilliant Amber color

#FFD865 - Light Brilliant Amber color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFD865, known as "Light Brilliant Amber", falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 216, 101) — 100% red, 84.7% green, 39.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 60 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FFD865 is a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Tinkerbell (#FCD763). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dandelion (#FDDB6D) and Naples Yellow (#FADA5E).

The recipe behind #FFD865 is rgb(255, 216, 101), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFD865: 15.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Light Brilliant Amber" in the Register.

Light Brilliant Amber color variations

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

Light Brilliant Amber color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

Light Brilliant Amber color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

Light Brilliant Amber 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 Light Brilliant Amber

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Dandelion color link
Dandelion

#FDDB6D

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Grandis color link
Grandis

#FFCD73

Shandy color link
Shandy

#FFE670

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFD865
  • RGB255, 216, 101
  • CMYK0, 15, 60, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 216, 101)
  • HSL45°, 100%, 70%
  • HSL Precise44.805°, 100%, 69.804%
  • HSV45°, 60%, 100%
  • HSB45°, 60%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.847, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.847, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.847, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFD865
  • DECIMAL ID16767077
  • Name Length21
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