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FFC040

#FFC040 closest to Vibrant Honey

#FFC040 is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Vibrant Honey. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 75.3% green and 25.1% blue (rgb(255, 192, 64)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 100% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 75% yellow and 0% black. #FFC040 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.87:1.

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Variations of #FFC040

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFC040 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

FFC040407FFF
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

FFC04040FFC0C040FF
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFC040 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFC040 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E8D146
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9C12C
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5C233
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E8D146
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EFCB42
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFADA7
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB97D
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9C8B4

#FFC040 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.63:1 Very poor#FFC040 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.87:1 Super#FFC040 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFC040 in CSS

/* Vibrant Honey */
.color { color: #FFC040; }
.background { background-color: #FFC040; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFC040; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 192 64);
color: hsl(40 100% 63%);
color: oklch(0.844 0.154 81.0);

#FFC040 FAQ

What color is #FFC040?

#FFC040 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Vibrant Honey. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFC040?

#FFC040 is rgb(255, 192, 64) in RGB, hsl(40, 100%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 25%, 75%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFC040?

The complementary color of #FFC040 is #407FFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFC040?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFC040: 12.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFC040 a warm or cool color?

#FFC040 is a warm color.