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#FFBD08 Nacho Cheese

#FFBD08 is a light, vivid yellow named Nacho Cheese. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 74.1% green and 3.1% blue (rgb(255, 189, 8)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 100% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 97% yellow and 0% black. #FFBD08 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.53:1.

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Variations of #FFBD08

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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#FFBD08 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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#FFBD08 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFBD08 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E8CF1D
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8BE00
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4BF00
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E8CF1D
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EEC812
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFA9A1
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB571
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7C5B0

#FFBD08 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#FFBD08 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.53:1 Super#FFBD08 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFBD08 in CSS

/* Nacho Cheese */
.color { color: #FFBD08; }
.background { background-color: #FFBD08; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFBD08; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 189 8);
color: hsl(44 100% 52%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.171 82.9);

#FFBD08 FAQ

What color is #FFBD08?

#FFBD08 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Nacho Cheese. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFBD08?

#FFBD08 is rgb(255, 189, 8) in RGB, hsl(44, 100%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 97%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFBD08?

The complementary color of #FFBD08 is #084AFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFBD08?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFBD08: 12.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFBD08 a warm or cool color?

#FFBD08 is a warm color.