What color is #FFC40C?

#FFC40C is a vivid yellow known as Mikado Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mikado Yellow?

The RGB value is 255, 196, 12: 255 red, 196 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mikado Yellow?

The complementary color is #0C47FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC40C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mikado Yellow color: hex code #FFC40C

#FFC40C rgb(255, 196, 12)

Shades of yellow

Mikado Yellow has the hex code #FFC40C. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 76.9% green and 4.7% blue (255, 196, 12).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 100% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 95% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

Mikado Yellow (#FFC40C) color codes

HEX	`#FFC40C`
RGB	`rgb(255, 196, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 76.9%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 100%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 95%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 95%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.26, 7.89, 82.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.26, 83.11, 84.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.051, 60.771, 8.862)`
Decimal	`16761868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mikado Yellow, 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 #FFC40C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC40C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #FFC40C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc40c; }
.text { color: #ffc40c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc40c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 196 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc40c, #c0ff0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFC40C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC40C?: #FFC40C is a vivid yellow known as Mikado Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mikado Yellow?: The RGB value is 255, 196, 12: 255 red, 196 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mikado Yellow?: The complementary color is #0C47FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC40C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.