#FFC524

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Gold.

About #FFC524

When working with digital screens, the color #FFC524 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gold. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 197 green, and 36 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 23% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FFC524
RGB255, 197, 36
HSL44.1°, 100.0%, 57.1%
CMYK0%, 23%, 86%, 0%
HSV44.1°, 85.9%, 100.0%
LAB82.6, 7.7, 78.9
XYZ61.5, 61.3, 10.3
Decimal16762148

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.26:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.28:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FFC524; }
.text-color { color: #FFC524; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FFC524; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700