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#FFBB5E closest to Peanut Butter Chicken

#FFBB5E is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Peanut Butter Chicken. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 73.3% green and 36.9% blue (rgb(255, 187, 94)). Its HSL value is 35° hue, 100% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 63% yellow and 0% black. #FFBB5E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.52:1.

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Variations of #FFBB5E

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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#FFBB5E 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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#FFBB5E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBB5E 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 #E3CE60
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3BE55
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1BF58
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3CE60
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBC75F
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFAAA6
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB485
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7C5B5

#FFBB5E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#FFBB5E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.52:1 Super#FFBB5E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBB5E in CSS

/* Peanut Butter Chicken */
.color { color: #FFBB5E; }
.background { background-color: #FFBB5E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBB5E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 187 94);
color: hsl(35 100% 68%);
color: oklch(0.838 0.134 72.6);

#FFBB5E FAQ

What color is #FFBB5E?

#FFBB5E is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Peanut Butter Chicken. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFBB5E?

#FFBB5E is rgb(255, 187, 94) in RGB, hsl(35, 100%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 63%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBB5E?

The complementary color of #FFBB5E is #5EA2FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBB5E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBB5E: 12.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBB5E a warm or cool color?

#FFBB5E is a warm color.