What color is #FCC006?

#FCC006 is a vivid yellow known as Marigold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Marigold?

The RGB value is 252, 192, 6: 252 red, 192 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Marigold?

The complementary color is #0642FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCC006?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Marigold color: hex code #FCC006

#FCC006 rgb(252, 192, 6)

Shades of yellow

Marigold has the hex code #FCC006. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 75.3% green and 2.4% blue (252, 192, 6).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 98% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 98% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

Marigold (#FCC006) color codes

HEX	`#FCC006`
RGB	`rgb(252, 192, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 75.3%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 98%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 98%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 98%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.97, 8.63, 82.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.97, 82.71, 84.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.032, 58.412, 8.338)`
Decimal	`16564230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Marigold, 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 #FCC006	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCC006 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #FCC006 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcc006; }
.text { color: #fcc006; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcc006; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 192 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcc006, #bdfc06); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FCC006 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FCC006?: #FCC006 is a vivid yellow known as Marigold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Marigold?: The RGB value is 252, 192, 6: 252 red, 192 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Marigold?: The complementary color is #0642FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCC006?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.