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#FDB147 Butterscotch

#FDB147 is a light, moderately saturated orange named Butterscotch. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 69.4% green and 27.8% blue (rgb(253, 177, 71)). Its HSL value is 35° hue, 98% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 72% yellow and 1% black. #FDB147 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.56:1.

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Variations of #FDB147

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FDB147 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FDB147 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FDB147 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDC74A
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBB539
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBB63E
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDC74A
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7C047
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9E9B
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFAA77
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2BCAC

#FDB147 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#FDB147 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.56:1 Very good#FDB147 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FDB147 in CSS

/* Butterscotch */
.color { color: #FDB147; }
.background { background-color: #FDB147; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FDB147; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(253 177 71);
color: hsl(35 98% 64%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.147 71.6);

#FDB147 FAQ

What color is #FDB147?

#FDB147 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Butterscotch. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FDB147?

#FDB147 is rgb(253, 177, 71) in RGB, hsl(35, 98%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 30%, 72%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FDB147?

The complementary color of #FDB147 is #4793FD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FDB147?

Black text has the best contrast on #FDB147: 11.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FDB147 a warm or cool color?

#FDB147 is a warm color.