What color is #FFC82A?

#FFC82A is a vivid orange known as Bumblebee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bumblebee?

The RGB value is 255, 200, 42: 255 red, 200 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bumblebee?

The complementary color is #2A61FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC82A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bumblebee color: hex code #FFC82A

#FFC82A rgb(255, 200, 42)

Shades of yellow

Bumblebee has the hex code #FFC82A. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 78.4% green and 16.5% blue (255, 200, 42).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 100% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 84% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

Bumblebee (#FFC82A) color codes

HEX	`#FFC82A`
RGB	`rgb(255, 200, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 78.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 100%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 84%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 84%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.31, 6.33, 78.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.31, 78.27, 85.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.316, 62.74, 11.018)`
Decimal	`16762922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bumblebee, 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 #FFC82A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC82A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #FFC82A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc82a; }
.text { color: #ffc82a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc82a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 200 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc82a, #cbff2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFC82A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC82A?: #FFC82A is a vivid orange known as Bumblebee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bumblebee?: The RGB value is 255, 200, 42: 255 red, 200 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bumblebee?: The complementary color is #2A61FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC82A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.