FEDD99

#FEDD99 closest to Peach Crème Brûlée

#FEDD99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Peach Crème Brûlée. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 86.7% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(254, 221, 153)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 98% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. #FEDD99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.02:1.

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Variations of #FEDD99

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.

#FEDD99 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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#FEDD99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FEDD99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F5E49B
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDDC94
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2DD96
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F5E49B
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F7E29A
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD2CC
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD8B3
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E1E1E1
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E9E0D2

#FEDD99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.31:1 Very poor#FEDD99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.02:1 Super#FEDD99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FEDD99 in CSS

/* Peach Crème Brûlée */
.color { color: #FEDD99; }
.background { background-color: #FEDD99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FEDD99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(254 221 153);
color: hsl(40 98% 80%);
color: oklch(0.910 0.093 84.8);

#FEDD99 FAQ

What color is #FEDD99?

#FEDD99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Peach Crème Brûlée. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FEDD99?

#FEDD99 is rgb(254, 221, 153) in RGB, hsl(40, 98%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FEDD99?

The complementary color of #FEDD99 is #99BAFE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FEDD99?

Black text has the best contrast on #FEDD99: 16.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FEDD99 a warm or cool color?

#FEDD99 is a warm color.