Information about Unmellow Yellow color

#FDFC74 - Unmellow Yellow color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FDFC74, known as "Unmellow Yellow", falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(253, 252, 116) — 99.2% red, 98.8% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 54 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FDFC74 is a pure, full-strength golden yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Butter Yellow (#FFFD74). Slightly further away sit Custard (#FFFD78) and Banana (#FFFF7E).

In RGB terms — rgb(253, 252, 116) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FDFC74: 19.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. The name "Unmellow Yellow" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Unmellow Yellow color variations

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

Unmellow Yellow color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Unmellow Yellow

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White

#FFFFFF

Unmellow Yellow color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Unmellow Yellow

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Black

#000000

Unmellow Yellow color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Unmellow Yellow

#FDFC74
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Grey

#808080

Unmellow Yellow 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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Unmellow Yellow

#FDFC74
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Unmellow Yellow 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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Unmellow Yellow

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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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Unmellow Yellow

#FDFC74

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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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Unmellow Yellow

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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
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Unmellow Yellow

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#FD72FD
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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
#FDFC74
Unmellow Yellow

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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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Unmellow Yellow

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Nearest named colors to Unmellow Yellow

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Butter Yellow color link
Butter Yellow

#FFFD74

Custard color link
Custard

#FFFD78

Banana color link
Banana

#FFFF7E

Faded Yellow color link
Faded Yellow

#FEFF7F

Witch Haze color link
Witch Haze

#FBF073

Yellowish Tan color link
Yellowish Tan

#FCFC81

Butter color link
Butter

#FFFF81

Dolly color link
Dolly

#F5F171

Sandy Yellow color link
Sandy Yellow

#FDEE73

Laser Lemon color link
Laser Lemon

#FFFF66

Corn Yellow color link
Corn Yellow

#FFF380

Light Brilliant Yellow color link
Light Brilliant Yellow

#FFFF65

Unmellow Yellow color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FDFC74
  • RGB253, 252, 116
  • CMYK0, 0, 54, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 252, 116)
  • HSL60°, 97%, 72%
  • HSL Precise59.562°, 97.163%, 72.353%
  • HSV60°, 54%, 99%
  • HSB60°, 54%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.988, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.988, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.988, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFDFC74
  • DECIMAL ID16645236
  • Name Length15
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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