Philippine Yellow (#FECB00)

The hex code for Philippine Yellow is #FECB00. It is rgb(254, 203, 0) in RGB, hsl(48, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FECB00

HEX#FECB00

RGBrgb(254, 203, 0)

HSLhsl(48, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(48, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.176 90.3)

LABlab(84.41% 8.31 84.51)

LCHlch(84.41% 84.92 84.38)

Colors Closest to Philippine Yellow

Philippine Yellow 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.

Tangerine Yellow#FFCC00ΔE 0.45 Metallic Yellow#FDCC0DΔE 1.39 Cyber Yellow#FFD300ΔE 4.27 Golden Poppy#FCC200ΔE 4.61 Mikado Yellow#FFC40CΔE 4.7 Jonquil#F4CA16ΔE 5.28

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

#FECB00 Channel Values

How Philippine Yellow 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 254 · G 203 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 48° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 48° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 20% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.53:1 vs white · 13.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Philippine Yellow 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 text1.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text13.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Philippine Yellow

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Philippine Yellow; 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 Philippine Yellow

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

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How Philippine Yellow 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#FECB00

Protanopia#D5D500

Protanomaly#E6D100

Deuteranopia#DEDE00

Deuteranomaly#EBD600

Tritanopia#FFBFBF

Tritanomaly#FFC498

Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #FECB00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--philippine-yellow: #FECB00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FECB00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'philippine-yellow': '#FECB00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.796, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="philippine_yellow">#FECB00</color>

SVG fillfill="#FECB00"

More Yellow Colors

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

fedf00 fdff00 fee685 fdfdf1 fef3c6 fdfded fef9c2 fdfd96 fefce8 fdf6e7 fefdfa fdee00 ffde24 fff9e0 ffff66 383000 665d1e 967117 bcb88a cfb53b e4e4a0 eeed09 f5bd1f fae1a3

#FECB00 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Philippine Yellow?

The hex code for Philippine Yellow is #FECB00. That is rgb(254, 203, 0) in RGB, hsl(48, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FECB00?

#FECB00 is rgb(254, 203, 0) — red 254, green 203, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FECB00?

#FECB00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FECB00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FECB00 scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FECB00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FECB00 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 6.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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