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#FFC679 Liquid Gold

#FFC679 is a very light, moderately saturated orange named Liquid Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 77.6% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(255, 198, 121)). Its HSL value is 34° hue, 100% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black. #FFC679 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.61:1.

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Variations of #FFC679

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#FFC679 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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#FFC679 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFC679 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 #E8D67B
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBC873
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6C975
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E8D67B
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EFD07A
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB7B3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC097
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDCEBF

#FFC679 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#FFC679 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.61:1 Super#FFC679 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFC679 in CSS

/* Liquid Gold */
.color { color: #FFC679; }
.background { background-color: #FFC679; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFC679; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 198 121);
color: hsl(34 100% 74%);
color: oklch(0.862 0.115 73.6);

#FFC679 FAQ

What color is #FFC679?

#FFC679 is a very light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Liquid Gold. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFC679?

#FFC679 is rgb(255, 198, 121) in RGB, hsl(34, 100%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 22%, 53%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFC679?

The complementary color of #FFC679 is #79B2FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFC679?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFC679: 13.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFC679 a warm or cool color?

#FFC679 is a warm color.