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Traditional Chinese color

Ginger Yellow Color Code

Ginger Yellow is a light, vivid orange with the hex code #FFC773. In RGB it is rgb(255, 199, 115), in HSL hsl(36, 100%, 73%) and in CMYK cmyk(0%, 22%, 55%, 0%).

Ginger Yellow
姜黄
#FFC773

Color values

White text on Ginger Yellow has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and black text 13.67:1, so black text is the more readable choice.

The closest Tailwind CSS color is Orange 300 (#FDBA74).

Meaning

Warm spice color

Use Ginger Yellow in CSS

.element {
  color: #ffc773;
  background-color: #ffc773;
  border-color: rgb(255, 199, 115);
}

Tints and shades of Ginger Yellow

Ten steps from light to dark at the same hue. Click any swatch to copy it.

Colors that go with Ginger Yellow

Color-wheel harmonies built from #FFC773. Click a swatch to copy it or open the set in the color wheel.

Complementary

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Opposite hues for maximum contrast and energetic accents.

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Split complementary

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A base plus the two neighbors of its complement — contrast with less tension.

Text contrast on Ginger Yellow

Aa
White text
1.54:1
Fail
Aa
Black text
13.67:1
AAA
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Questions about Ginger Yellow

What is the hex code for Ginger Yellow?

The hex code for Ginger Yellow is #FFC773. Its RGB value is rgb(255, 199, 115) and its HSL value is hsl(36, 100%, 73%).

What colors go with Ginger Yellow?

The complementary color of Ginger Yellow is #75ACFF. For a softer scheme try the analogous colors #FF8375 and #F1FF75; for a balanced three-color scheme use the triadic colors #75FFC8 and #C875FF.

Is Ginger Yellow readable as a text color?

On a white background Ginger Yellow has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1, which does not pass WCAG AA for normal text (4.5:1). On black it reaches 13.67:1.

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