What color is #FFC917?

#FFC917 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Orangina. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC917?

The RGB value is 255, 201, 23: 255 red, 201 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC917?

The complementary color is #174DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC917?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC917 color

#FFC917 rgb(255, 201, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFC917 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 78.8% green and 9% blue (255, 201, 23).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 100% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 91% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Orangina (#FEC615), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#FFC917 color codes

HEX	`#FFC917`
RGB	`rgb(255, 201, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 78.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 100%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 91%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 91%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.49, 5.44, 82.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.49, 82.37, 86.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.285, 63.1, 9.709)`
Decimal	`16763159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC917, 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 #FFC917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #FFC917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc917; }
.text { color: #ffc917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 201 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc917, #c1ff17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

Questions

What color is #FFC917?: #FFC917 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Orangina. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC917?: The RGB value is 255, 201, 23: 255 red, 201 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC917?: The complementary color is #174DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC917?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.