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#FFC40C Mikado Yellow

#FFC40C is a light, vivid yellow named Mikado Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 76.9% green and 4.7% blue (rgb(255, 196, 12)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 100% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 95% yellow and 0% black. #FFC40C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.15:1.

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Variations of #FFC40C

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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#FFC40C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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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.

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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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#FFC40C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFC40C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ECD321
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEC400
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8C500
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ECD321
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F1CD16
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB0A7
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFBC75
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBCAB4

#FFC40C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#FFC40C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.15:1 Super#FFC40C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFC40C in CSS

/* Mikado Yellow */
.color { color: #FFC40C; }
.background { background-color: #FFC40C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFC40C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 196 12);
color: hsl(45 100% 52%);
color: oklch(0.850 0.172 86.3);

#FFC40C FAQ

What color is #FFC40C?

#FFC40C is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Mikado Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFC40C?

#FFC40C is rgb(255, 196, 12) in RGB, hsl(45, 100%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 23%, 95%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFC40C?

The complementary color of #FFC40C is #0C47FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFC40C?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFC40C: 13.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFC40C a warm or cool color?

#FFC40C is a warm color.