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#FFBD42 closest to Buddha’s Love Handles

#FFBD42 is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Buddha’s Love Handles. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 74.1% green and 25.9% blue (rgb(255, 189, 66)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 100% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 74% yellow and 0% black. #FFBD42 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.61:1.

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Variations of #FFBD42

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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#FFBD42 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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#FFBD42 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBD42 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6CF47
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7BF2F
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3C036
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6CF47
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDC944
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFAAA4
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB67C
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8C6B3

#FFBD42 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#FFBD42 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.61:1 Super#FFBD42 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBD42 in CSS

/* Buddha’s Love Handles */
.color { color: #FFBD42; }
.background { background-color: #FFBD42; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBD42; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 189 66);
color: hsl(39 100% 63%);
color: oklch(0.839 0.152 79.0);

#FFBD42 FAQ

What color is #FFBD42?

#FFBD42 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Buddha’s Love Handles. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFBD42?

#FFBD42 is rgb(255, 189, 66) in RGB, hsl(39, 100%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 74%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBD42?

The complementary color of #FFBD42 is #4284FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBD42?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBD42: 12.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBD42 a warm or cool color?

#FFBD42 is a warm color.