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#FFBC73 Nouveau-Riche

#FFBC73 is a light, moderately saturated orange named Nouveau-Riche. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 73.7% green and 45.1% blue (rgb(255, 188, 115)). Its HSL value is 31° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black. #FFBC73 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.69:1.

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Variations of #FFBC73

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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#FFBC73 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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#FFBC73 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBC73 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 #E2CF74
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2C06D
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0C06F
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2CF74
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EAC973
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFACAA
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB690
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8C6B8

#FFBC73 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#FFBC73 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.69:1 Super#FFBC73 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBC73 in CSS

/* Nouveau-Riche */
.color { color: #FFBC73; }
.background { background-color: #FFBC73; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBC73; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 188 115);
color: hsl(31 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.842 0.119 67.4);

#FFBC73 FAQ

What color is #FFBC73?

#FFBC73 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 #FFBC73?

#FFBC73 is rgb(255, 188, 115) in RGB, hsl(31, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 55%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBC73?

The complementary color of #FFBC73 is #73B6FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBC73?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBC73: 12.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBC73 a warm or cool color?

#FFBC73 is a warm color.