What color is #FEC615?

#FEC615 is a vivid yellow known as Orangina. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Orangina?

The RGB value is 254, 198, 21: 254 red, 198 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Orangina?

The complementary color is #154DFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEC615?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Orangina color: hex code #FEC615

#FEC615 rgb(254, 198, 21)

Shades of yellow

Orangina has the hex code #FEC615. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 77.6% green and 8.2% blue (254, 198, 21).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 99% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 92% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

Orangina (#FEC615) color codes

HEX	`#FEC615`
RGB	`rgb(254, 198, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 77.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 99%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 92%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 92%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.66, 6.53, 81.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.66, 82.09, 85.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.207, 61.518, 9.36)`
Decimal	`16696853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Orangina, 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 #FEC615	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEC615 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #FEC615 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fec615; }
.text { color: #fec615; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fec615; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 198 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fec615, #c1fe15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

See #FEC615 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FEC615?: #FEC615 is a vivid yellow known as Orangina. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Orangina?: The RGB value is 254, 198, 21: 254 red, 198 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Orangina?: The complementary color is #154DFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEC615?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.