Information about #FDD55E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FDD55E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(253, 213, 94) — 99.2% red, 83.5% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 62 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FDD55E reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tinkerbell (#FCD763). Slightly further away sit Naples Yellow (#FADA5E) and Light Mustard (#F7D560).

The recipe behind #FDD55E is rgb(253, 213, 94), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FDD55E: 14.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FDD55E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FDD55E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FDD55E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FDD55E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FDD55E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FDD55E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FDD55E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Light Mustard color link
Light Mustard

#F7D560

Light Brilliant Amber color link
Light Brilliant Amber

#FFD865

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Kournikova color link
Kournikova

#F9D054

Maize color link
Maize

#F4D054

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Energy Yellow color link
Energy Yellow

#F5D752

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Dandelion color link
Dandelion

#FDDB6D

#FDD55E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FDD55E
  • RGB253, 213, 94
  • CMYK0, 16, 62, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 213, 94)
  • HSL45°, 98%, 68%
  • HSL Precise44.906°, 97.546%, 68.039%
  • HSV45°, 63%, 99%
  • HSB45°, 63%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.835, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.835, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.835, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFDD55E
  • DECIMAL ID16635230
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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