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#FFBF81 closest to Buttery

#FFBF81 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Buttery. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 74.9% green and 50.6% blue (rgb(255, 191, 129)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 100% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black. #FFBF81 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.02:1.

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Variations of #FFBF81

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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#FFBF81 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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#FFBF81 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBF81 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 #E3D182
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4C37C
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1C37E
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3D182
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBCB81
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB1B0
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB999
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAC9BC

#FFBF81 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#FFBF81 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.02:1 Super#FFBF81 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBF81 in CSS

/* Buttery */
.color { color: #FFBF81; }
.background { background-color: #FFBF81; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBF81; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 191 129);
color: hsl(30 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.850 0.108 64.6);

#FFBF81 FAQ

What color is #FFBF81?

#FFBF81 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Buttery. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFBF81?

#FFBF81 is rgb(255, 191, 129) in RGB, hsl(30, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 25%, 49%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBF81?

The complementary color of #FFBF81 is #81C1FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBF81?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBF81: 13.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBF81 a warm or cool color?

#FFBF81 is a warm color.