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#FFBC74 Nouveau-Riche

#FFBC74 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 45.5% blue (rgb(255, 188, 116)). 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. #FFBC74 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.70:1.

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Variations of #FFBC74

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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#FFBC74 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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#FFBC74 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBC74 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 #E2CF75
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2C06E
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0C070
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2CF75
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EAC974
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFADAB
  • 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 #D8C6B9

#FFBC74 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#FFBC74 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.70:1 Super#FFBC74 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBC74 in CSS

/* Nouveau-Riche */
.color { color: #FFBC74; }
.background { background-color: #FFBC74; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBC74; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 188 116);
color: hsl(31 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.842 0.118 67.0);

#FFBC74 FAQ

What color is #FFBC74?

#FFBC74 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 #FFBC74?

#FFBC74 is rgb(255, 188, 116) in RGB, hsl(31, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 55%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBC74?

The complementary color of #FFBC74 is #74B7FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBC74?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBC74: 12.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBC74 a warm or cool color?

#FFBC74 is a warm color.