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#FFBB78 Nouveau-Riche

#FFBB78 is a light, moderately saturated orange named Nouveau-Riche. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 73.3% green and 47.1% blue (rgb(255, 187, 120)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 100% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black. #FFBB78 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.63:1.

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Variations of #FFBB78

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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#FFBB78 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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#FFBB78 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBB78 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 #E1CF79
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1BF72
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFC074
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1CF79
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EAC878
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFACAB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB592
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8C5B9

#FFBB78 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#FFBB78 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.63:1 Super#FFBB78 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBB78 in CSS

/* Nouveau-Riche */
.color { color: #FFBB78; }
.background { background-color: #FFBB78; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBB78; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 187 120);
color: hsl(30 100% 74%);
color: oklch(0.841 0.115 64.8);

#FFBB78 FAQ

What color is #FFBB78?

#FFBB78 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 #FFBB78?

#FFBB78 is rgb(255, 187, 120) in RGB, hsl(30, 100%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 53%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBB78?

The complementary color of #FFBB78 is #78BCFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBB78?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBB78: 12.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBB78 a warm or cool color?

#FFBB78 is a warm color.