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#FDFD8D closest to Pastel Yellow

#FDFD8D is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Pastel Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 99.2% green and 55.3% blue (rgb(253, 253, 141)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 97% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 1% black. #FDFD8D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.61:1.

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Variations of #FDFD8D

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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#FDFD8D 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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#FDFD8D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FDFD8D 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 #FFF992
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF584
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF788
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF992
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFA90
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF1E3
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFF8BB
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F7F7F7
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F9F9E3

#FDFD8D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.07:1 Very poor#FDFD8D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.61:1 Super#FDFD8D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FDFD8D in CSS

/* Pastel Yellow */
.color { color: #FDFD8D; }
.background { background-color: #FDFD8D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FDFD8D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(253 253 141);
color: hsl(60 97% 77%);
color: oklch(0.971 0.135 108.7);

#FDFD8D FAQ

What color is #FDFD8D?

#FDFD8D is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Pastel Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FDFD8D?

#FDFD8D is rgb(253, 253, 141) in RGB, hsl(60, 97%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 44%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FDFD8D?

The complementary color of #FDFD8D is #8D8DFD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FDFD8D?

Black text has the best contrast on #FDFD8D: 19.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FDFD8D a warm or cool color?

#FDFD8D is a warm color.