What color is #FFC512?

#FFC512 is a vivid yellow known as Sunflower. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunflower?

The RGB value is 255, 197, 18: 255 red, 197 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunflower?

The complementary color is #124CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC512?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunflower color: hex code #FFC512

#FFC512 rgb(255, 197, 18)

Shades of yellow

Sunflower has the hex code #FFC512. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 77.3% green and 7.1% blue (255, 197, 18).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 100% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 93% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

Sunflower (#FFC512) color codes

HEX	`#FFC512`
RGB	`rgb(255, 197, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 77.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 100%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 93%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 93%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.51, 7.44, 82.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.51, 82.53, 84.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.32, 61.241, 9.163)`
Decimal	`16762130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunflower, 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 #FFC512	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC512 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #FFC512 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc512; }
.text { color: #ffc512; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc512; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 197 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc512, #c3ff12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFC512 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC512?: #FFC512 is a vivid yellow known as Sunflower. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunflower?: The RGB value is 255, 197, 18: 255 red, 197 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunflower?: The complementary color is #124CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC512?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.