Candlelight is a light bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Candlelight is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Candlelight is #FCD917.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Candlelight has 99%% Red, 85% Green, and 9% Blue.
Candlelight has 51° Hue, 91% Saturation, and 99% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Candlelight has 51° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 54% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Candlelight has 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 91% yellow, and 1% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FCD917 |
|
RGB |
(252, 217, 23) |
(99%, 85%, 9%) |
HSV |
(51°, 91, 99) |
(14%, 91%, 99%) |
HSL |
(51°, 98, 54) |
(14%, 98%, 54%) |
CMYK |
(0, 14, 91, 1) |
(0%, 14%, 91%, 1%) |
The natural luminance of Candlelight is 70%, which is high.
Candlelight has a higher contrast with black than white.
Candlelight and black have a 15.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Candlelight and white have a 1.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
70% |
AAA (15.1) |
insufficient (1.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Candlelight paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 66% Yellow, 24% Red, 1% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Yellow
66%
Red
24%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
1%
White
9%
To mix Candlelight paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 12% Magenta, 78% Yellow, 1% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
12%
Yellow
78%
Black
1%
White
9%
Colors similar to Candlelight are: Ripe Lemon, Bright Gold, Sun Yellow, Rubber Ducky Yellow, and Golden Yellow. Bright Gold is more orange and darker than Candlelight. Sun Yellow is paler and lighter than Candlelight. Rubber Ducky Yellow is brighter than Candlelight. Golden Yellow is brighter and lighter than Candlelight.