What color is #FECC36?

#FECC36 is a vivid yellow known as Golden Spell. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Spell?

The RGB value is 254, 204, 54: 254 red, 204 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Spell?

The complementary color is #3668FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FECC36?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Spell color: hex code #FECC36

#FECC36 rgb(254, 204, 54)

Shades of yellow

Golden Spell has the hex code #FECC36. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 80% green and 21.2% blue (254, 204, 54).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 99% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 79% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

Golden Spell (#FECC36) color codes

HEX	`#FECC36`
RGB	`rgb(254, 204, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 80%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 99%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 79%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 79%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.24, 4.2, 75.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.24, 75.43, 86.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.136, 64.527, 12.619)`
Decimal	`16698422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Spell, 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 #FECC36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FECC36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #FECC36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fecc36; }
.text { color: #fecc36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fecc36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 204 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fecc36, #ccfe36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FECC36 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FECC36?: #FECC36 is a vivid yellow known as Golden Spell. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Spell?: The RGB value is 254, 204, 54: 254 red, 204 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Spell?: The complementary color is #3668FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FECC36?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.