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#FFBC5E closest to Peanut Butter Chicken

#FFBC5E 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, 73.7% green and 36.9% blue (rgb(255, 188, 94)). Its HSL value is 35° hue, 100% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 63% yellow and 0% black. #FFBC5E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.61:1.

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Variations of #FFBC5E

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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#FFBC5E 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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#FFBC5E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBC5E 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 #E4CF60
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4BF54
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1C058
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4CF60
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ECC85F
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFABA7
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB586
  • 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 #D8C5B5

#FFBC5E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#FFBC5E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.61:1 Super#FFBC5E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBC5E in CSS

/* Peanut Butter Chicken */
.color { color: #FFBC5E; }
.background { background-color: #FFBC5E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBC5E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 188 94);
color: hsl(35 100% 68%);
color: oklch(0.840 0.134 73.3);

#FFBC5E FAQ

What color is #FFBC5E?

#FFBC5E 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 #FFBC5E?

#FFBC5E is rgb(255, 188, 94) in RGB, hsl(35, 100%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 63%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBC5E?

The complementary color of #FFBC5E is #5EA1FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBC5E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBC5E: 12.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBC5E a warm or cool color?

#FFBC5E is a warm color.