Information about #FDDC43 color

#FDDC43 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FDDC43 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(253, 220, 67) — 99.2% red, 86.3% green, 26.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 74 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength sunny yellow, #FDDC43 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gargoyle Gas (#FFDF46). Slightly further away sit Wild Thing (#FAD443) and Google Chrome Yellow (#FFCE44).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(253, 220, 67)), which gives #FDDC43 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 15.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FDDC43 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FDDC43 color variations

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

#FDDC43 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FDDC43

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FDDC43
  • RGB253, 220, 67
  • CMYK0, 13, 74, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 220, 67)
  • HSL49°, 98%, 63%
  • HSL Precise49.355°, 97.895%, 62.745%
  • HSV49°, 74%, 99%
  • HSB49°, 74%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.863, 0.263)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.863, 0.263, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.863, 0.263)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFDDC43
  • DECIMAL ID16636995
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01