What color is #FFC962?

#FFC962 is a light, vivid orange known as Smiley Face. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Smiley Face?

The RGB value is 255, 201, 98: 255 red, 201 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Smiley Face?

The complementary color is #6298FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC962?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Smiley Face color: hex code #FFC962

#FFC962 rgb(255, 201, 98)

Shades of orange

Smiley Face has the hex code #FFC962. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 78.8% green and 38.4% blue (255, 201, 98).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 62% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

Smiley Face (#FFC962) color codes

HEX	`#FFC962`
RGB	`rgb(255, 201, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 78.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 62%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.92, 8.3, 57.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.92, 58.24, 81.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.335, 63.919, 20.502)`
Decimal	`16763234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Smiley Face, 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 #FFC962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #FFC962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc962; }
.text { color: #ffc962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 201 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc962, #e7ff62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #FFC962 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC962?: #FFC962 is a light, vivid orange known as Smiley Face. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Smiley Face?: The RGB value is 255, 201, 98: 255 red, 201 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Smiley Face?: The complementary color is #6298FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC962?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.