FFB700

#FFB700 Sunflower Mango

#FFB700 is a light, vivid yellow named Sunflower Mango. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 71.8% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(255, 183, 0)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. #FFB700 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.03:1.

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Variations of #FFB700

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.

#FFB700 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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#FFB700 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFB700 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4CB17
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3B900
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1BA00
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4CB17
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ECC408
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFA29C
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFAF6D
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D5C1AC

#FFB700 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#FFB700 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.03:1 Super#FFB700 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFB700 in CSS

/* Sunflower Mango */
.color { color: #FFB700; }
.background { background-color: #FFB700; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFB700; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 183 0);
color: hsl(43 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.825 0.171 80.0);

#FFB700 FAQ

What color is #FFB700?

#FFB700 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Sunflower Mango. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFB700?

#FFB700 is rgb(255, 183, 0) in RGB, hsl(43, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 28%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFB700?

The complementary color of #FFB700 is #0048FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFB700?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFB700: 12.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFB700 a warm or cool color?

#FFB700 is a warm color.