Information about #FCD616 color

#FCD616 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FCD616 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 214, 22) — 98.8% red, 83.9% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 90 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FCD616 is a maximally vivid golden yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bright Gold (#FDD017). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ikea Yellow (#FFDA1A) and Simpsons Yellow (#FFD90F).

In RGB terms — rgb(252, 214, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FCD616: 14.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FCD616 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FCD616 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FCD616 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FCD616

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bright Gold color link
Bright Gold

#FDD017

Ikea Yellow color link
Ikea Yellow

#FFDA1A

Ripe Lemon color link
Ripe Lemon

#F4D81C

Golden Corn color link
Golden Corn

#F6C915

Jonquil color link
Jonquil

#F4CA16

Serenvoreus color link
Serenvoreus

#FAD925

Deep Lemon color link
Deep Lemon

#F5C71A

Sunflower color link
Sunflower

#FFC512

Turbo color link
Turbo

#F5CC23

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCD616
  • RGB252, 214, 22
  • CMYK0, 15, 90, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 214, 22)
  • HSL50°, 97%, 54%
  • HSL Precise50.087°, 97.458%, 53.725%
  • HSV50°, 91%, 99%
  • HSB50°, 91%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.839, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.839, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.839, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFCD616
  • DECIMAL ID16569878
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01