What color is #FCD975?

#FCD975 is a light, vivid orange known as Golden Coin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Coin?

The RGB value is 252, 217, 117: 252 red, 217 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Coin?

The complementary color is #7598FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCD975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Coin color: hex code #FCD975

#FCD975 rgb(252, 217, 117)

Shades of yellow

Golden Coin has the hex code #FCD975. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 85.1% green and 45.9% blue (252, 217, 117).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 96% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 54% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

Golden Coin (#FCD975) color codes

HEX	`#FCD975`
RGB	`rgb(252, 217, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 85.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 96%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 54%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 54%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.78, 0.24, 53.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.78, 53.19, 89.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.171, 71.609, 27.057)`
Decimal	`16570741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Coin, 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 #FCD975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCD975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #FCD975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcd975; }
.text { color: #fcd975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcd975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 217 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcd975, #dbfc75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FCD975 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FCD975?: #FCD975 is a light, vivid orange known as Golden Coin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Coin?: The RGB value is 252, 217, 117: 252 red, 217 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Coin?: The complementary color is #7598FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCD975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.