#FFC072
Honey · light warm orange
About #FFC072
With the hex code #FFC072, this is a light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 75% green and 45% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Honey and Peach — a ΔE of 18.8 — followed by Peach. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #72B1FF, a cornflower shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFC072?
With the hex code #FFC072, this is a light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 75% green and 45% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFC072?
Use black text. Black on #FFC072 has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFC072?
Its complementary colour is #72B1FF, and analogous partners are #FF7972 and #F8FF72.