What color is #FCD917?

#FCD917 is a vivid yellow known as Candlelight. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Candlelight?

The RGB value is 252, 217, 23: 252 red, 217 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Candlelight?

The complementary color is #173AFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCD917?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Candlelight color: hex code #FCD917

#FCD917 rgb(252, 217, 23)

Shades of yellow

Candlelight has the hex code #FCD917. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 85.1% green and 9% blue (252, 217, 23).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 97% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 91% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

Candlelight (#FCD917) color codes

HEX	`#FCD917`
RGB	`rgb(252, 217, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 85.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 97%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 91%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 91%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.19, -3.99, 84.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.19, 84.95, 92.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.116, 70.387, 10.967)`
Decimal	`16570647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Candlelight, 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 #FCD917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCD917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #FCD917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcd917; }
.text { color: #fcd917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcd917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 217 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcd917, #acfc17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FCD917 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FCD917?: #FCD917 is a vivid yellow known as Candlelight. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Candlelight?: The RGB value is 252, 217, 23: 252 red, 217 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Candlelight?: The complementary color is #173AFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCD917?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.