Information about #FDEF0C color

#FDEF0C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FDEF0C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(253, 239, 12) — 99.2% red, 93.7% green, 4.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 95 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FDEF0C reads as a intensely saturated sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Aureolin (#FDEE00). Slightly further away sit Canary Yellow (#FFEF00) and Yellow Rose (#FFF000).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(253, 239, 12)), which gives #FDEF0C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 17.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. #FDEF0C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FDEF0C color variations

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

#FDEF0C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#FFFCCF

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White

#FFFFFF

#FDEF0C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#D2C802

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#9E9602

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#696401

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#353201

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Black

#000000

#FDEF0C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#E4DB23

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#CCC439

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#B3AE50

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#999768

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Grey

#808080

#FDEF0C 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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#49FD0D

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#FD910D

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#FD310D

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#FD0D49

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#FDEF0C 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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#0D19FD
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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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#790DFD
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#0D91FD
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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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#FD790D
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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
#FDEF0C
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#0DFDF1
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#F10DFD
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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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#19FD0D
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#0D19FD
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#F10DFD
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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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#0DFD79
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#0D19FD
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#FD0D91
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Nearest named colors to #FDEF0C

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

Aureolin color link
Aureolin

#FDEE00

Canary Yellow color link
Canary Yellow

#FFEF00

Yellow Rose color link
Yellow Rose

#FFF000

Middle Yellow color link
Middle Yellow

#FFEB00

YellowCoin color link
YellowCoin

#FFE900

Cadmium Yellow color link
Cadmium Yellow

#FFF600

Lemon color link
Lemon

#FFF700

Sunny Yellow color link
Sunny Yellow

#FFF917

Cadmium Lemon color link
Cadmium Lemon

#FFE303

Xanthic color link
Xanthic

#EEED09

Vivid Yellow color link
Vivid Yellow

#FFE302

Sponge color link
Sponge

#FDFE03

#FDEF0C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FDEF0C
  • RGB253, 239, 12
  • CMYK0, 6, 95, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 239, 12)
  • HSL57°, 98%, 52%
  • HSL Precise56.515°, 98.367%, 51.961%
  • HSV57°, 95%, 99%
  • HSB57°, 95%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.937, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.937, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.937, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFDEF0C
  • DECIMAL ID16641804
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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