What color is #FFC000?

#FFC000 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Amber. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC000?

The RGB value is 255, 192, 0: 255 red, 192 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC000?

The complementary color is #003FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC000 color

#FFC000 rgb(255, 192, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFC000 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 75.3% green and 0% blue (255, 192, 0).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Amber (#FFBF00), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#FFC000 color codes

HEX	`#FFC000`
RGB	`rgb(255, 192, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 75.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.27, 9.87, 83.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.27, 83.78, 83.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.094, 58.964, 8.216)`
Decimal	`16760832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC000, 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 #FFC000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #FFC000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc000; }
.text { color: #ffc000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 192 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc000, #beff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFC000?: #FFC000 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Amber. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC000?: The RGB value is 255, 192, 0: 255 red, 192 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC000?: The complementary color is #003FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.