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#FDFD5B Candy Corn

#FDFD5B is a very light, vivid yellow named Candy Corn. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 99.2% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(253, 253, 91)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 98% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 1% black. #FDFD5B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.38:1.

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Variations of #FDFD5B

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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#FDFD5B 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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#FDFD5B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FDFD5B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFF866
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF345
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF64F
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF866
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF961
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFEEDC
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFF7A7
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F6F6F6
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F8F8DC

#FDFD5B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.08:1 Very poor#FDFD5B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.38:1 Super#FDFD5B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FDFD5B in CSS

/* Candy Corn */
.color { color: #FDFD5B; }
.background { background-color: #FDFD5B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FDFD5B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(253 253 91);
color: hsl(60 98% 67%);
color: oklch(0.966 0.178 109.3);

#FDFD5B FAQ

What color is #FDFD5B?

#FDFD5B is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Candy Corn. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FDFD5B?

#FDFD5B is rgb(253, 253, 91) in RGB, hsl(60, 98%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 64%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FDFD5B?

The complementary color of #FDFD5B is #5B5BFD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FDFD5B?

Black text has the best contrast on #FDFD5B: 19.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FDFD5B a warm or cool color?

#FDFD5B is a warm color.