Information about #FDEE66 color

#FDEE66 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FDEE66 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(253, 238, 102) — 99.2% red, 93.3% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 59 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FDEE66 presents itself as a maximally vivid yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Yellowish (#FAEE66). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Brilliant Gold (#FFEC65) and Corn (#FBEC5D).

In RGB terms — rgb(253, 238, 102) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FDEE66 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FDEE66 color variations

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

#FDEE66 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 #FDEE66

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

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Icterine color link
Icterine

#FCF75E

Shandy color link
Shandy

#FFE670

Sandy Yellow color link
Sandy Yellow

#FDEE73

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Witch Haze color link
Witch Haze

#FBF073

Dodie Yellow color link
Dodie Yellow

#FEF65B

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Dolly color link
Dolly

#F5F171

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FDEE66
  • RGB253, 238, 102
  • CMYK0, 6, 59, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 238, 102)
  • HSL54°, 97%, 70%
  • HSL Precise54.04°, 97.419%, 69.608%
  • HSV54°, 60%, 99%
  • HSB54°, 60%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.933, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.933, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.933, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFDEE66
  • DECIMAL ID16641638
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01