What color is #FFC12C?

#FFC12C is a vivid orange known as Not Yo Cheese. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Not Yo Cheese?

The RGB value is 255, 193, 44: 255 red, 193 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Not Yo Cheese?

The complementary color is #2C6AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC12C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Not Yo Cheese color: hex code #FFC12C

#FFC12C rgb(255, 193, 44)

Shades of yellow

Not Yo Cheese has the hex code #FFC12C. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 75.7% green and 17.3% blue (255, 193, 44).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 100% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 83% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

Not Yo Cheese (#FFC12C) color codes

HEX	`#FFC12C`
RGB	`rgb(255, 193, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 75.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 100%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 83%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 83%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.61, 10, 76.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.61, 76.71, 82.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.769, 59.586, 10.683)`
Decimal	`16761132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Not Yo Cheese, 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 #FFC12C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC12C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	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 #FFC12C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc12c; }
.text { color: #ffc12c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc12c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 193 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc12c, #d4ff2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFC12C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC12C?: #FFC12C is a vivid orange known as Not Yo Cheese. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Not Yo Cheese?: The RGB value is 255, 193, 44: 255 red, 193 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Not Yo Cheese?: The complementary color is #2C6AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC12C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.