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#FFC987 Torchlight

#FFC987 is a very light, moderately saturated orange named Torchlight. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 78.8% green and 52.9% blue (rgb(255, 201, 135)). Its HSL value is 33° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black. #FFC987 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.96:1.

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Variations of #FFC987

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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#FFC987 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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#FFC987 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFC987 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E9D888
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCCB82
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7CC84
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9D888
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EFD287
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBCB8
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC4A0
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFD0C3

#FFC987 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#FFC987 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.96:1 Super#FFC987 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFC987 in CSS

/* Torchlight */
.color { color: #FFC987; }
.background { background-color: #FFC987; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFC987; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 201 135);
color: hsl(33 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.869 0.103 71.4);

#FFC987 FAQ

What color is #FFC987?

#FFC987 is a very light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Torchlight. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFC987?

#FFC987 is rgb(255, 201, 135) in RGB, hsl(33, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 47%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFC987?

The complementary color of #FFC987 is #87BDFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFC987?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFC987: 13.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFC987 a warm or cool color?

#FFC987 is a warm color.