Close to Sunflower
#FFC521
#FFC521 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Sunflower. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 77.3% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 44°, with 100% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFC521.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.58:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.26:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.58:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.26:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFC521 as they’d see it.
#FFC521 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FFC521
What color is #FFC521?
#FFC521 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Sunflower. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 77.3% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 44°, with 100% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFC521 in RGB?
#FFC521 is rgb(255, 197, 33): 255 red, 197 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFC521 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 23, 87, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFC521?
PANTONE 123 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFC521?
Its complement #CEC7FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.