FCDF39

#FCDF39 Fluffy Duckling

#FCDF39 is a very light, vivid yellow named Fluffy Duckling. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 87.5% green and 22.4% blue (rgb(252, 223, 57)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 97% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 77% yellow and 1% black. #FCDF39 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.75:1.

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Variations of #FCDF39

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#FCDF39 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FCDF39 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FCDF39 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FDE345
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5D90C
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8DC25
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDE345
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FCE13F
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCEC0
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD88C
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7DFC6

#FCDF39 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#FCDF39 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.75:1 Super#FCDF39 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FCDF39 in CSS

/* Fluffy Duckling */
.color { color: #FCDF39; }
.background { background-color: #FCDF39; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FCDF39; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(252 223 57);
color: hsl(51 97% 61%);
color: oklch(0.901 0.172 98.7);

#FCDF39 FAQ

What color is #FCDF39?

#FCDF39 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Fluffy Duckling. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FCDF39?

#FCDF39 is rgb(252, 223, 57) in RGB, hsl(51, 97%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 77%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FCDF39?

The complementary color of #FCDF39 is #3956FC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FCDF39?

Black text has the best contrast on #FCDF39: 15.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FCDF39 a warm or cool color?

#FCDF39 is a warm color.