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#FDEE8D Spätzle Yellow

#FDEE8D is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Spätzle Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 93.3% green and 55.3% blue (rgb(253, 238, 141)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 97% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 44% yellow and 1% black. #FDEE8D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.79:1.

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Variations of #FDEE8D

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.

#FDEE8D 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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#FDEE8D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FDEE8D 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 #FFEF91
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEE985
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEEB88
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEF91
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEE8F
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE2D7
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE9B4
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F0EDD9

#FDEE8D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#FDEE8D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.79:1 Super#FDEE8D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FDEE8D in CSS

/* Spätzle Yellow */
.color { color: #FDEE8D; }
.background { background-color: #FDEE8D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FDEE8D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(253 238 141);
color: hsl(52 97% 77%);
color: oklch(0.941 0.119 100.6);

#FDEE8D FAQ

What color is #FDEE8D?

#FDEE8D is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Spätzle Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FDEE8D?

#FDEE8D is rgb(253, 238, 141) in RGB, hsl(52, 97%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 44%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FDEE8D?

The complementary color of #FDEE8D is #8D9CFD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FDEE8D?

Black text has the best contrast on #FDEE8D: 17.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FDEE8D a warm or cool color?

#FDEE8D is a warm color.