What color is #FFFC00?

#FFFC00 is a vivid yellow known as Electric Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Electric Yellow?

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

What is the complementary color of Electric Yellow?

The complementary color is #0003FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFC00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Electric Yellow color: hex code #FFFC00

#FFFC00 rgb(255, 252, 0)

Shades of yellow

Electric Yellow has the hex code #FFFC00. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.8% green and 0% blue (255, 252, 0).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.18:1).

Electric Yellow (#FFFC00) color codes

HEX	`#FFFC00`
RGB	`rgb(255, 252, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.36, -20.13, 93.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.36, 96.04, 102.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.054, 90.883, 13.536)`
Decimal	`16776192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Electric Yellow, 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 #FFFC00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFC00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.18:1	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 #FFFC00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffc00; }
.text { color: #fffc00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffc00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 252 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffc00, #82ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFFC00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFFC00?: #FFFC00 is a vivid yellow known as Electric Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Electric Yellow?: The RGB value is 255, 252, 0: 255 red, 252 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Electric Yellow?: The complementary color is #0003FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFC00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.