All About Color Lightning Yellow

#FCC01E

Lightning Yellow is a vibrant and electrifying yellow color. It represents energy and excitement, perfect for creating a dynamic and lively space.

About Lightning Yellow

Lightning Yellow is a medium orange color with the hex code #FCC01E. In RGB it is red 252, green 192, blue 30; in HSL it is hue 44°, saturation 97%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 0%, 24%, 88%, 1%. Its contrast ratio is 1.65:1 on white and 12.70:1 on black.

#FCC01E Color Conversion

Hex tripletFC, C0, 1E
CMYK0.00%, 23.81%, 88.10%, 1.18%
RGB Decimal252, 192, 30
HSL44°, 97%, 55%
RGB Octal374, 300, 36
HSV (HSB)43.78°, 88.10%, 98.82%
RGB Binary11111100, 11000000, 11110
CIE-L*AB81.01, 8.93, 78.88
RGB Percent98.82%, 75.29%, 11.76%
CIE-L*CH81.01, 79.38, 83.54
XYZ59.23, 58.49, 9.40
CIE-L*UV81.01, 50.28, 81.42
xyY0.47, 0.46, 58.49
Hunter-Lab76.48, 4.40, 46.25
RYB44.01%, 98.82%, 11.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FCC01E on a dark background: contrast 12.70:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#FCC01E on a light background: contrast 1.65:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Lightning Yellow, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Lightning Yellow. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#FCC01E · #FDD977 · #BA8903 · #1D58FC · #779BFD

Analogous palette

#FC1D58 · #FC511D · #FCC01E · #C8FC1D · #58FC1D

Triadic palette

#FCC01E · #1DFCC0 · #C01DFC · #FDD977 · #77FDD9

Tetradic palette

#FCC01E · #1DFC51 · #1D58FC · #FC1DC8 · #BA8903

Monochromatic palette

#7E5D02 · #C99403 · #FCC01E · #FDD568 · #FEEAB4

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