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#FEDC57 Glitter Is Not Gold

#FEDC57 is a very light, vivid yellow named Glitter Is Not Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 86.3% green and 34.1% blue (rgb(254, 220, 87)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 99% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 66% yellow and 0% black. #FEDC57 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.59:1.

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Variations of #FEDC57

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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#FEDC57 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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#FEDC57 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FEDC57 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 #FAE25E
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2D846
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6DA4D
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FAE25E
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FBE05A
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCCC0
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD693
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6DDC7

#FEDC57 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.35:1 Very poor#FEDC57 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.59:1 Super#FEDC57 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FEDC57 in CSS

/* Glitter Is Not Gold */
.color { color: #FEDC57; }
.background { background-color: #FEDC57; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FEDC57; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(254 220 87);
color: hsl(48 99% 67%);
color: oklch(0.899 0.153 94.7);

#FEDC57 FAQ

What color is #FEDC57?

#FEDC57 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Glitter Is Not Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FEDC57?

#FEDC57 is rgb(254, 220, 87) in RGB, hsl(48, 99%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 66%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FEDC57?

The complementary color of #FEDC57 is #5779FE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FEDC57?

Black text has the best contrast on #FEDC57: 15.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FEDC57 a warm or cool color?

#FEDC57 is a warm color.