FFB975

#FFB975 Nouveau-Riche

#FFB975 is a light, moderately saturated orange named Nouveau-Riche. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 72.5% green and 45.9% blue (rgb(255, 185, 117)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 54% yellow and 0% black. #FFB975 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.45:1.

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Variations of #FFB975

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.

#FFB975 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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#FFB975 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFB975 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 #E0CE76
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFBE6F
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEBE71
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0CE76
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E9C675
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFAAA9
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB38F
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7C4B7

#FFB975 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#FFB975 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.45:1 Super#FFB975 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFB975 in CSS

/* Nouveau-Riche */
.color { color: #FFB975; }
.background { background-color: #FFB975; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFB975; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 185 117);
color: hsl(30 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.117 64.2);

#FFB975 FAQ

What color is #FFB975?

#FFB975 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Nouveau-Riche. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFB975?

#FFB975 is rgb(255, 185, 117) in RGB, hsl(30, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 54%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFB975?

The complementary color of #FFB975 is #75BBFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFB975?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFB975: 12.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFB975 a warm or cool color?

#FFB975 is a warm color.