What color is #FDC675?

#FDC675 is a light, vivid orange known as Liquid Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Liquid Gold?

The RGB value is 253, 198, 117: 253 red, 198 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Liquid Gold?

The complementary color is #75ACFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDC675?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Liquid Gold color: hex code #FDC675

#FDC675 rgb(253, 198, 117)

Shades of orange

Liquid Gold has the hex code #FDC675. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 77.6% green and 45.9% blue (253, 198, 117).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 97% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 54% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

Liquid Gold (#FDC675) color codes

HEX	`#FDC675`
RGB	`rgb(253, 198, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 77.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 97%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 54%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 54%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.21, 10.42, 47.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.21, 48.84, 77.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.916, 62.559, 25.535)`
Decimal	`16631413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Liquid Gold, 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 #FDC675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDC675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #FDC675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdc675; }
.text { color: #fdc675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdc675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 198 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdc675, #f0fd75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #FDC675 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDC675?: #FDC675 is a light, vivid orange known as Liquid Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Liquid Gold?: The RGB value is 253, 198, 117: 253 red, 198 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Liquid Gold?: The complementary color is #75ACFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDC675?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.