Colour value

Gold #FFB81C

#FFB81C is a light, strongly saturated yellow. It is used by Kansas City Chiefs and Boston Bruins, which share this exact value. Conversions, contrast results and the closest colours in the dataset are below.

1.73:1 on white
Hexadecimal#FFB81C
Red green blue255, 184, 28
Hue saturation lightness41, 100%, 55%
Cyan magenta yellow black0, 28, 89, 0
Relative luminance0.5562
Lightness a b79.4, 14.3, 78.2

Contrast against black and white

Text in this colour on white
1.73:1 Fails
Text in this colour on black
12.12:1 AAA
White text on this colour
1.73:1 Fails
Black text on this colour
12.12:1 AAA

Which text colour to use on #FFB81C

Black text scores 12.12:1 against this colour, against 1.73:1 for white, so black is the stronger choice.

Teams using this value

2 teams

Closest colours in the dataset

Ranked by perceptual difference. A value under about 12 would be hard to tell apart side by side.

Colours closest to #FFB81C
ColourValue DifferenceUsed by
#FFB612 1.7 Steelers, Commanders, Packers, Cardinals
#FDB927 2.9 Lakers
#FFC20E 7.1 Chargers
#FFC62F 7.9 Vikings
#FFC72C 8.3 Warriors
#FFA300 11.7 Rams

Using #FFB81C in print and on screen

On screen this value is exact. In print it is an approximation: the cyan magenta yellow black figures above come from the standard conversion formula, and the colour a press actually lays down depends on that printer's own profile, the ink set and the stock. For anything where the shade matters, ask the printer for a spot ink rather than accepting a process build.

Test #FFB81C on a garment

Open the design studio with this colour loaded as the fabric. Place artwork or type on it and see whether it still reads — and whether the result will survive printing.

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