What color is #FCE17C?

#FCE17C is a light, vivid yellow known as Silken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silken Gold?

The RGB value is 252, 225, 124: 252 red, 225 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silken Gold?

The complementary color is #7C97FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE17C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silken Gold color: hex code #FCE17C

#FCE17C rgb(252, 225, 124)

Shades of yellow

Silken Gold has the hex code #FCE17C. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 88.2% green and 48.6% blue (252, 225, 124).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 96% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 51% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

Silken Gold (#FCE17C) color codes

HEX	`#FCE17C`
RGB	`rgb(252, 225, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 88.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 96%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 51%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 51%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.86, -3.24, 52.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.86, 52.46, 93.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.711, 76.004, 30.01)`
Decimal	`16572796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silken 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 #FCE17C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE17C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	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 #FCE17C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce17c; }
.text { color: #fce17c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce17c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 225 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce17c, #d7fc7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FCE17C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FCE17C?: #FCE17C is a light, vivid yellow known as Silken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silken Gold?: The RGB value is 252, 225, 124: 252 red, 225 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silken Gold?: The complementary color is #7C97FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE17C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.