What color is #FCAA12?

#FCAA12 is a vivid orange known as Beer. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beer?

The RGB value is 252, 170, 18: 252 red, 170 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beer?

The complementary color is #1264FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCAA12?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beer color: hex code #FCAA12

#FCAA12 rgb(252, 170, 18)

Shades of orange

Beer has the hex code #FCAA12. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 66.7% green and 7.1% blue (252, 170, 18).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 98% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 93% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

Beer (#FCAA12) color codes

HEX	`#FCAA12`
RGB	`rgb(252, 170, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 66.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 98%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 93%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 93%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.76, 20.22, 77.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.76, 79.75, 75.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.633, 49.494, 7.248)`
Decimal	`16558610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beer, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FCAA12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCAA12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FCAA12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcaa12; }
.text { color: #fcaa12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcaa12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 170 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcaa12, #d9fc12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FCAA12 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FCAA12?: #FCAA12 is a vivid orange known as Beer. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beer?: The RGB value is 252, 170, 18: 252 red, 170 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beer?: The complementary color is #1264FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCAA12?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.