FFB162

#FFB162 Burning Flame

#FFB162 is a light, moderately saturated orange named Burning Flame. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 69.4% green and 38.4% blue (rgb(255, 177, 98)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 100% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 62% yellow and 0% black. #FFB162 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.72:1.

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Variations of #FFB162

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#FFB162 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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#FFB162 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFB162 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DCC963
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAB75B
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAB75D
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCC963
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7C062
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9F9F
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFAA82
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3BDB0

#FFB162 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#FFB162 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.72:1 Very good#FFB162 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFB162 in CSS

/* Burning Flame */
.color { color: #FFB162; }
.background { background-color: #FFB162; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFB162; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 177 98);
color: hsl(30 100% 69%);
color: oklch(0.820 0.132 64.5);

#FFB162 FAQ

What color is #FFB162?

#FFB162 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Burning Flame. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFB162?

#FFB162 is rgb(255, 177, 98) in RGB, hsl(30, 100%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 31%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFB162?

The complementary color of #FFB162 is #62B0FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFB162?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFB162: 11.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFB162 a warm or cool color?

#FFB162 is a warm color.