FDECAE

#FDECAE closest to Thunderbolt

#FDECAE is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Thunderbolt. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 92.5% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(253, 236, 174)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 95% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 31% yellow and 1% black. #FDECAE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.79:1.

#FDECAE color conversion

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Variations of #FDECAE

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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FDEFB0
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9E9AA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAEAAC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDEFB0
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FDEDAF
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE3DC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE8C5
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F0ECDF

#FDECAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#FDECAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.79:1 Super#FDECAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FDECAE in CSS

/* Thunderbolt */
.color { color: #FDECAE; }
.background { background-color: #FDECAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FDECAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(253 236 174);
color: hsl(47 95% 84%);
color: oklch(0.942 0.081 94.6);

#FDECAE FAQ

What color is #FDECAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #FDECAE?

#FDECAE is rgb(253, 236, 174) in RGB, hsl(47, 95%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 31%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FDECAE?

The complementary color of #FDECAE is #AEBFFD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FDECAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #FDECAE: 17.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FDECAE a warm or cool color?

#FDECAE is a warm color.