Information about #FDEDB9 color

#FDEDB9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FDEDB9 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(253, 237, 185) — 99.2% red, 92.9% green, 72.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 27 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid yellow, #FDEDB9 glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Colonial White (#FFEDBC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blond (#FAF0BE) and Banana Mania (#FAE7B5).

In RGB terms — rgb(253, 237, 185) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 18.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. No one has named #FDEDB9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FDEDB9 color variations

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

#FDEDB9 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 #FDEDB9

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

Blond color link
Blond

#FAF0BE

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Peach color link
Peach

#FFE5B4

Pale Amber color link
Pale Amber

#FFF0C2

Moccasin color link
Moccasin

#FFE4B5

Rising Star color link
Rising Star

#F7E5B7

Pale Gamboge color link
Pale Gamboge

#FFE8C2

Oasis color link
Oasis

#FCEDC5

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Daisy Chain color link
Daisy Chain

#F8F3C4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FDEDB9
  • RGB253, 237, 185
  • CMYK0, 6, 27, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 237, 185)
  • HSL46°, 94%, 86%
  • HSL Precise45.882°, 94.444%, 85.882%
  • HSV46°, 27%, 99%
  • HSB46°, 27%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.929, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.929, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.929, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFDEDB9
  • DECIMAL ID16641465
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01