What color is #FCDFA4?

#FCDFA4 is a light, vivid orange known as Honey Bee. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Honey Bee?

The RGB value is 252, 223, 164: 252 red, 223 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Honey Bee?

The complementary color is #A4C1FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCDFA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Honey Bee color: hex code #FCDFA4

#FCDFA4 rgb(252, 223, 164)

Shades of beige

Honey Bee has the hex code #FCDFA4. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 87.5% green and 64.3% blue (252, 223, 164).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 94% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 35% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

Honey Bee (#FCDFA4) color codes

HEX	`#FCDFA4`
RGB	`rgb(252, 223, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 87.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 94%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 35%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.93, 1.79, 32.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.93, 32.66, 86.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.235, 76.154, 45.956)`
Decimal	`16572324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Honey Bee, 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 #FCDFA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCDFA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #FCDFA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcdfa4; }
.text { color: #fcdfa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcdfa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 223 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcdfa4, #edfca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach.

See #FCDFA4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FCDFA4?: #FCDFA4 is a light, vivid orange known as Honey Bee. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Honey Bee?: The RGB value is 252, 223, 164: 252 red, 223 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Honey Bee?: The complementary color is #A4C1FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCDFA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.