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#FDEFAD Thunderbolt

#FDEFAD is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Thunderbolt. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 93.7% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(253, 239, 173)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 95% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 1% black. #FDEFAD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.13:1.

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Variations of #FDEFAD

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

How #FDEFAD 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 #FFF0AF
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCEBA9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCEDAA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF0AF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF0AE
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE6DE
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFEBC5
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EEEEEE
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F2EEE0

#FDEFAD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.16:1 Very poor#FDEFAD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.13:1 Super#FDEFAD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FDEFAD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(253 239 173);
color: hsl(50 95% 84%);
color: oklch(0.948 0.085 97.6);

#FDEFAD FAQ

What color is #FDEFAD?

#FDEFAD 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 #FDEFAD?

#FDEFAD is rgb(253, 239, 173) in RGB, hsl(50, 95%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FDEFAD?

The complementary color of #FDEFAD is #ADBBFD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FDEFAD?

Black text has the best contrast on #FDEFAD: 18.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FDEFAD a warm or cool color?

#FDEFAD is a warm color.