Golden Poppy (#FCC200)

The hex code for Golden Poppy is #FCC200. It is rgb(252, 194, 0) in RGB, hsl(46, 100%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 100%, 1%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCC200

HEX#FCC200

RGBrgb(252, 194, 0)

HSLhsl(46, 100%, 49%)

HSVhsv(46, 100%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 100%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.172 86.7)

LABlab(82.02% 11.88 82.86)

LCHlch(82.02% 83.70 81.84)

Colors Closest to Golden Poppy

Golden Poppy is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Mikado Yellow#FFC40CΔE 0.97 Mango#FDBE02ΔE 2.64 Amber#FFBF00ΔE 2.77 Philippine Yellow#FECB00ΔE 4.61 Ripe Mango#FFC324ΔE 4.66 Tangerine Yellow#FFCC00ΔE 4.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FCC200 Channel Values

How Golden Poppy breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 252 · G 194 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 46° · S 100% · L 49%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 46° · S 100% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 23% · Y 100% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.63:1 vs white · 12.86:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Golden Poppy background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCC200 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Golden Poppy

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Golden Poppy; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Golden Poppy

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCC200.

How Golden Poppy Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FCC200

Protanopia#CDCD00

Protanomaly#E2C900

Deuteranopia#D7D700

Deuteranomaly#E7CF00

Tritanopia#FFB7B7

Tritanomaly#FFBB91

Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCC200 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--golden-poppy: #FCC200;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCC200;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'golden-poppy': '#FCC200' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.761, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="golden_poppy">#FCC200</color>

SVG fillfill="#FCC200"

More Yellow Colors

Golden Poppy sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

fce883 fbfbf9 fceeca fbfbef fcf75e fbfbdf fcfae8 fbfbda fcfce8 fbf9ea fcfcf3 fbec5d ffb624 ffe96b fffcf0 ffffc2 433104 737321 9e6900 c68e17 daa520 e7e7ab f0e891 f6f0bb

#FCC200 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Golden Poppy?

The hex code for Golden Poppy is #FCC200. That is rgb(252, 194, 0) in RGB, hsl(46, 100%, 49%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 100%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FCC200?

#FCC200 is rgb(252, 194, 0) — red 252, green 194, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCC200?

#FCC200 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 100%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCC200 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCC200 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCC200 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCC200 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 11.13, which is visibly different.

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