What color is #FFCC11?

#FFCC11 is a vivid yellow known as Superstar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Superstar?

The RGB value is 255, 204, 17: 255 red, 204 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Superstar?

The complementary color is #1144FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCC11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Superstar color: hex code #FFCC11

#FFCC11 rgb(255, 204, 17)

Shades of yellow

Superstar has the hex code #FFCC11. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 80% green and 6.7% blue (255, 204, 17).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 93% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

Superstar (#FFCC11) color codes

HEX	`#FFCC11`
RGB	`rgb(255, 204, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 80%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 93%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 93%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.22, 3.82, 83.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.22, 83.67, 87.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.938, 64.491, 9.663)`
Decimal	`16763921`
Short hex	`#FC1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Superstar, 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 #FFCC11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCC11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #FFCC11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcc11; }
.text { color: #ffcc11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcc11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 204 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcc11, #bbff11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

See #FFCC11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFCC11?: #FFCC11 is a vivid yellow known as Superstar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Superstar?: The RGB value is 255, 204, 17: 255 red, 204 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Superstar?: The complementary color is #1144FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCC11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.