What color is #FFC400?

#FFC400 is a vivid yellow known as Citrus Splash. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Citrus Splash?

The RGB value is 255, 196, 0: 255 red, 196 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Citrus Splash?

The complementary color is #003BFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC400?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Citrus Splash color: hex code #FFC400

#FFC400 rgb(255, 196, 0)

Shades of yellow

Citrus Splash has the hex code #FFC400. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 76.9% green and 0% blue (255, 196, 0).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

Citrus Splash (#FFC400) color codes

HEX	`#FFC400`
RGB	`rgb(255, 196, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 76.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.24, 7.8, 83.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.24, 84.22, 84.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.984, 60.745, 8.513)`
Decimal	`16761856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Citrus Splash, 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 #FFC400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #FFC400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc400; }
.text { color: #ffc400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 196 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc400, #baff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFC400 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC400?: #FFC400 is a vivid yellow known as Citrus Splash. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Citrus Splash?: The RGB value is 255, 196, 0: 255 red, 196 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Citrus Splash?: The complementary color is #003BFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC400?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.