What color is #FCDF39?

#FCDF39 is a vivid yellow known as Fluffy Duckling. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fluffy Duckling?

The RGB value is 252, 223, 57: 252 red, 223 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fluffy Duckling?

The complementary color is #3956FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCDF39?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fluffy Duckling color: hex code #FCDF39

#FCDF39 rgb(252, 223, 57)

Shades of yellow

Fluffy Duckling has the hex code #FCDF39. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 87.5% green and 22.4% blue (252, 223, 57).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 97% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 77% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

Fluffy Duckling (#FCDF39) color codes

HEX	`#FCDF39`
RGB	`rgb(252, 223, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 87.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 97%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 77%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 77%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.81, -6.19, 78.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.81, 78.67, 94.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.275, 73.77, 14.566)`
Decimal	`16572217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fluffy Duckling, 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 #FCDF39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCDF39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #FCDF39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcdf39; }
.text { color: #fcdf39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcdf39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 223 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcdf39, #b7fc39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

See #FCDF39 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FCDF39?: #FCDF39 is a vivid yellow known as Fluffy Duckling. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fluffy Duckling?: The RGB value is 252, 223, 57: 252 red, 223 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fluffy Duckling?: The complementary color is #3956FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCDF39?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.