Close to Sunflower
#FFC623
#FFC623 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Sunflower. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 77.6% green, and 13.7% blue. Its hue is 44°, with 100% saturation and 57% 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 #FFC623.
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
1.57:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.35:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.57:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.35:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFC623 as they’d see it.
#FFC623 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FFC623
What color is #FFC623?
#FFC623 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Sunflower. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 77.6% green, and 13.7% blue. Its hue is 44°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFC623 in RGB?
#FFC623 is rgb(255, 198, 35): 255 red, 198 green, and 35 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFC623 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 22, 86, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFC623?
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 #FFC623?
Its complement #CEC8FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.