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#FFBB6D Desert Dessert

#FFBB6D is a light, moderately saturated orange named Desert Dessert. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 73.3% green and 42.7% blue (rgb(255, 187, 109)). Its HSL value is 32° hue, 100% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 57% yellow and 0% black. #FFBB6D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.58:1.

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Variations of #FFBB6D

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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#FFBB6D 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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#FFBB6D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBB6D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E2CF6F
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2BF66
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0BF68
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2CF6F
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EAC86D
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFABA9
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB58C
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8C5B7

#FFBB6D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#FFBB6D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.58:1 Super#FFBB6D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBB6D in CSS

/* Desert Dessert */
.color { color: #FFBB6D; }
.background { background-color: #FFBB6D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBB6D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 187 109);
color: hsl(32 100% 71%);
color: oklch(0.840 0.123 68.6);

#FFBB6D FAQ

What color is #FFBB6D?

#FFBB6D is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Desert Dessert. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFBB6D?

#FFBB6D is rgb(255, 187, 109) in RGB, hsl(32, 100%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 57%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBB6D?

The complementary color of #FFBB6D is #6DB1FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBB6D?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBB6D: 12.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBB6D a warm or cool color?

#FFBB6D is a warm color.