What color is #FFCC04?

#FFCC04 is a vivid yellow known as Plastic Cheese. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plastic Cheese?

The RGB value is 255, 204, 4: 255 red, 204 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Plastic Cheese?

The complementary color is #0437FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCC04?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plastic Cheese color: hex code #FFCC04

#FFCC04 rgb(255, 204, 4)

Shades of yellow

Plastic Cheese has the hex code #FFCC04. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 80% green and 1.6% blue (255, 204, 4).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 100% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 98% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

Plastic Cheese (#FFCC04) color codes

HEX	`#FFCC04`
RGB	`rgb(255, 204, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 80%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 100%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 98%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 98%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.2, 3.71, 84.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.2, 84.94, 87.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.859, 64.459, 9.246)`
Decimal	`16763908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plastic 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 #FFCC04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCC04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	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 #FFCC04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcc04; }
.text { color: #ffcc04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcc04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 204 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcc04, #b5ff04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

See #FFCC04 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFCC04?: #FFCC04 is a vivid yellow known as Plastic Cheese. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plastic Cheese?: The RGB value is 255, 204, 4: 255 red, 204 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plastic Cheese?: The complementary color is #0437FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCC04?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.