#fec840 Color Information

#fec840 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #fec840. In RGB, it consists of 99.6% Red, 78.4% Green, and 25.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 21.3% Magenta, 74.8% Yellow, and 0.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 42.9°, with saturation of 99% and lightness of 62.4%. The decimal value for #fec840 is 16697408, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffcc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #fec840 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#fec840 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color254, 200, 64 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color99.6%, 78.4%, 25.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.004, 0.216, 0.749 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.213, 0.748, 0.004 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color42.9°, 99.0%, 62.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color42.9°, 74.8%, 99.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color62.453, 62.749, 13.671 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color139, 254, 64 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16697408 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color83.310, 6.623, 71.077 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)83.310, 71.385, 84.677 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color83.310, 44.708, 78.240 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color79.215, 2.104, 45.218 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.450, 0.452, 62.749 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294887488 / 0xfffec840 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffcc33 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #fec840

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #fec840, its pure hue is 42.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 99.0%, and its lightness is 62.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #fec840, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #201908 to #deaf38.

Tints of #fec840

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #fec840, its pure hue is 42.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 99.0%, and its lightness is 62.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #fec840, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #fecf58 to #fff8e7.

Tones of #fec840

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #fec840, its pure hue is 42.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 99.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #fec840, which range from #9f9f9f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffc83f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #fec840

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #fec840! For #fec840, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #fec840. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #fec840

This color, #fec840, consists of 99.6% Red, 78.4% Green, and 25.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 254, Green = 200, Blue = 64. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #fec840 is 0% Cyan, 21.3% Magenta, 74.8% Yellow, and 0.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R99.6%
C0.0%
G78.4%
M21.3%
B25.1%
Y74.8%
K0.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 254 200 64
Octal 376 310 100
Hexa #fe #c8 #40
Binary 11111110 11001000 01000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 21 74 0
Octal 0 25 112 0
Hexa #00 #15 #4a #00
Binary 00000000 00010101 01001010 00000000

Analogous Colors of #fec840

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #fec840 — which has hue 42.9° — its analogous colors are located at 12.9° and 72.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fec840.

Triadic Colors of #fec840

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #fec840 — which has hue 42.9° — its triadic colors are located at 42.9° and 282.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fec840.

Complementary Color of #fec840

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #fec840 — which has hue 42.9° — its complementary color is located at 222.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fec840.

Split Complementary Colors of #fec840

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #fec840 — which has hue 42.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 42.9° and 252.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fec840.

Tetradic Colors of #fec840

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #fec840 — which has hue 42.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 312.9°, 42.9°, 132.9°, and 222.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fec840.

Monochromatic Colors of #fec840

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #fec840, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #dc9e02 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ffe49f (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #fec840

We want to make getting started with #fec840 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #fec840 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #fec840 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #fec840 with other HTML elements.

#fec840 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #fec840.
<span style="color: #fec840;">The color of this text is #fec840.</span>

#fec840 Background Color

The background color for this text is #fec840.
<div style="background-color: #fec840; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #fec840.</div>

#fec840 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #fec840.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #fec840;">This color for the shadow of this text is #fec840.</span>

#fec840 Border Color

This is a div with border color #fec840.
<div style="border: #fec840 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #fec840.</div>

#fec840 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #fec840 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fec840; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fec840 on a white background.</div></div>

#fec840 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #fec840 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fec840; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fec840 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #fec840 to White

This is a gradient from #fec840 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fec840,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fec840,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fec840,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fec840,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fec840 to white.</div>

Gradient from #fec840 to Black

This is a gradient from #fec840 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fec840,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fec840,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fec840,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fec840,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fec840 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #fec840

In addition to using #fec840 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #fec840 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #fec840, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 254, Green = 200, Blue = 64). If you need details about the color coordinates of #fec840 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #fec840
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(254, 200, 64)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #fec840; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #fec840; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #fec840; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(254, 200, 64);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#fec840")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:254, green:200, blue:64, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:254 green:200 blue:64 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(254f, 200f, 64f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(254, 200, 64);
 

#fec840 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #fec840 the same way. For those with color blindness, #fec840 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #fec840 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #fec840 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #fec840 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #fec840 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #fec840 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text