Tangerine Yellow (#FFCC00)

The hex code for Tangerine Yellow is #FFCC00. It is rgb(255, 204, 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.

#FFCC00

HEX#FFCC00

RGBrgb(255, 204, 0)

HSLhsl(48, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(48, 100%, 100%)

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

OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.177 90.4)

LABlab(84.76% 8.24 84.79)

LCHlch(84.76% 85.19 84.45)

Colors Closest to Tangerine Yellow

Tangerine 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.

Philippine Yellow#FECB00ΔE 0.45 Metallic Yellow#FDCC0DΔE 1.6 Cyber Yellow#FFD300ΔE 3.97 Golden Poppy#FCC200ΔE 4.95 Mikado Yellow#FFC40CΔE 5 Jonquil#F4CA16ΔE 5.52

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

#FFCC00 Channel Values

How Tangerine 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 255 · G 204 · 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	1.51:1 vs white · 13.89:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Tangerine 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.

Fails AAWhite text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFCC00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Tangerine Yellow

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Tangerine 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 Tangerine 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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFCC00.

How Tangerine 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#FFCC00

Protanopia#D6D600

Protanomaly#E7D200

Deuteranopia#DFDF00

Deuteranomaly#ECD700

Tritanopia#FFC0C0

Tritanomaly#FFC599

Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFCC00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--tangerine-yellow: #FFCC00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFCC00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'tangerine-yellow': '#FFCC00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.800, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="tangerine_yellow">#FFCC00</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFCC00"

More Yellow Colors

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

ffcc33 ffc40c ffcc66 ffc324 ffcf00 ffbf00 ffd11a ffba00 ffd230 ffb900 ffd300 ffb624 fff000 ffff0f fffff0 524900 808000 a3a32e cbb91a e0ae2e ecebbd f2e99c f8d568 fcf75e

#FFCC00 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Tangerine Yellow?

The hex code for Tangerine Yellow is #FFCC00. That is rgb(255, 204, 0) in RGB, hsl(48, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FFCC00?

#FFCC00 is rgb(255, 204, 0) — red 255, green 204, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFCC00?

#FFCC00 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 #FFCC00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFCC00 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFCC00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFCC00 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 6.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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