What color is #FFC72C?

#FFC72C is a vivid orange known as Pineapple Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pineapple Gold?

The RGB value is 255, 199, 44: 255 red, 199 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pineapple Gold?

The complementary color is #2C64FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC72C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pineapple Gold color: hex code #FFC72C

#FFC72C rgb(255, 199, 44)

Shades of yellow

Pineapple Gold has the hex code #FFC72C. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 78% green and 17.3% blue (255, 199, 44).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 100% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 83% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

Pineapple Gold (#FFC72C) color codes

HEX	`#FFC72C`
RGB	`rgb(255, 199, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 78%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 100%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 83%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 83%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.07, 6.89, 77.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.07, 77.59, 84.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.122, 62.293, 11.134)`
Decimal	`16762668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pineapple 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 #FFC72C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC72C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #FFC72C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc72c; }
.text { color: #ffc72c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc72c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 199 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc72c, #ceff2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

See #FFC72C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC72C?: #FFC72C is a vivid orange known as Pineapple Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pineapple Gold?: The RGB value is 255, 199, 44: 255 red, 199 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pineapple Gold?: The complementary color is #2C64FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC72C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.