What color is #FCE883?

#FCE883 is a light, vivid yellow known as Sandworm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sandworm?

The RGB value is 252, 232, 131: 252 red, 232 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sandworm?

The complementary color is #8397FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sandworm color: hex code #FCE883

#FCE883 rgb(252, 232, 131)

Shades of yellow

Sandworm has the hex code #FCE883. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 91% green and 51.4% blue (252, 232, 131).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 95% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 48% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

Sandworm (#FCE883) color codes

HEX	`#FCE883`
RGB	`rgb(252, 232, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 91%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 95%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 48%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 48%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.71, -6.15, 51.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.71, 51.63, 96.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.1, 80.05, 33.069)`
Decimal	`16574595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sandworm, 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 #FCE883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #FCE883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce883; }
.text { color: #fce883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 232 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce883, #d4fc83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FCE883 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FCE883?: #FCE883 is a light, vivid yellow known as Sandworm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sandworm?: The RGB value is 252, 232, 131: 252 red, 232 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sandworm?: The complementary color is #8397FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.