Information about #FFFD99 color

#FFFD99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFFD99 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 253, 153) — 100% red, 99.2% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 40 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FFFD99 reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. 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 Canary (#FFFF99). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Yellow (#FDFD96) and Very Light Yellow (#FFFF9E).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 253, 153) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 19.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.1:1. No one has named #FFFD99 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FFFD99 color variations

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

#FFFD99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FFFD99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#FFFB47

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#F4F000

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Black

#000000

#FFFD99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#DEDC7C

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#C4C377

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Grey

#808080

#FFFD99 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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#FFD499

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#FFAB99

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#FFFD99 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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#999BFF
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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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#CA99FF
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#99CEFF
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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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#FFCA99
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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
#FFFD99
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#99FFFD
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#FD99FF
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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
#FFFD99
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#9BFF99
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#999BFF
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#FD99FF
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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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#99FFCA
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#999BFF
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#FF99CE
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Nearest named colors to #FFFD99

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

Canary color link
Canary

#FFFF99

Pastel Yellow color link
Pastel Yellow

#FDFD96

Very Light Yellow color link
Very Light Yellow

#FFFF9E

Soft Lemon color link
Soft Lemon

#FCF99C

Dark Cream color link
Dark Cream

#FFF39A

Starlight color link
Starlight

#FFFFA3

Very Light Gold color link
Very Light Gold

#FFF39E

Calamansi color link
Calamansi

#FCFFA4

Pale Prim color link
Pale Prim

#F9F59F

Very Light Apple Green color link
Very Light Apple Green

#F3FF9E

Milan color link
Milan

#F6F493

Vis color link
Vis

#FFEFA1

#FFFD99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFFD99
  • RGB255, 253, 153
  • CMYK0, 1, 40, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 253, 153)
  • HSL59°, 100%, 80%
  • HSL Precise58.824°, 100%, 80%
  • HSV59°, 40%, 100%
  • HSB59°, 40%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.992, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.992, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.992, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFFD99
  • DECIMAL ID16776601
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited307 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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