What color is #FFCD01?

#FFCD01 is a vivid yellow known as Sunflower Island. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunflower Island?

The RGB value is 255, 205, 1: 255 red, 205 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunflower Island?

The complementary color is #0133FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCD01?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunflower Island color: hex code #FFCD01

#FFCD01 rgb(255, 205, 1)

Shades of yellow

Sunflower Island has the hex code #FFCD01. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 80.4% green and 0.4% blue (255, 205, 1).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

Sunflower Island (#FFCD01) color codes

HEX	`#FFCD01`
RGB	`rgb(255, 205, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 80.4%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.45, 3.18, 85.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.45, 85.36, 87.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.081, 64.929, 9.239)`
Decimal	`16764161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunflower Island, 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 #FFCD01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCD01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #FFCD01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcd01; }
.text { color: #ffcd01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcd01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 205 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcd01, #b2ff01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

See #FFCD01 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFCD01?: #FFCD01 is a vivid yellow known as Sunflower Island. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunflower Island?: The RGB value is 255, 205, 1: 255 red, 205 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunflower Island?: The complementary color is #0133FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCD01?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.