Close to Sunflower
#FFCB24
#FFCB24 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Sunflower. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 79.6% green, and 14.1% blue. Its hue is 46°, 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 #FFCB24.
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
1.52:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.82:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.52:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.82:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFCB24 as they’d see it.
#FFCB24 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 #FFCB24
What color is #FFCB24?
#FFCB24 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Sunflower. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 79.6% green, and 14.1% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFCB24 in RGB?
#FFCB24 is rgb(255, 203, 36): 255 red, 203 green, and 36 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFCB24 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 20, 86, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFCB24?
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 #FFCB24?
Its complement #D3CCFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.