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#FDD77A Crème Pâtissière

#FDD77A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Crème Pâtissière. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 84.3% green and 47.8% blue (rgb(253, 215, 122)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 97% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 52% yellow and 1% black. #FDD77A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.18:1.

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Variations of #FDD77A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FDD77A 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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#FDD77A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FDD77A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F4DF7D
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EAD572
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0D775
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F4DF7D
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F6DC7B
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFC9C1
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD1A0
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E4DAC8

#FDD77A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#FDD77A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.18:1 Super#FDD77A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FDD77A in CSS

/* Crème Pâtissière */
.color { color: #FDD77A; }
.background { background-color: #FDD77A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FDD77A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(253 215 122);
color: hsl(43 97% 74%);
color: oklch(0.893 0.120 87.7);

#FDD77A FAQ

What color is #FDD77A?

#FDD77A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Crème Pâtissière. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FDD77A?

#FDD77A is rgb(253, 215, 122) in RGB, hsl(43, 97%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 15%, 52%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FDD77A?

The complementary color of #FDD77A is #7AA0FD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FDD77A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FDD77A: 15.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FDD77A a warm or cool color?

#FDD77A is a warm color.