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#FFCD01 Sunflower Island

#FFCD01 is a very light, vivid yellow named Sunflower Island. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 80.4% green and 0.4% blue (rgb(255, 205, 1)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. #FFCD01 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.98:1.

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Variations of #FFCD01

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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#FFCD01 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

FFCD010133FF
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

FFCD0101B2FF4E01FF
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

FFCD01FF4E01B2FF01
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

FFCD0101FFCDCD01FF
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

FFCD0133FF010133FFCD01FF
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFCD01 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCD01 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F3D920
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6CB00
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EECC00
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F3D920
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F6D413
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBAAF
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC57A
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFD1B9

#FFCD01 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#FFCD01 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.98:1 Super#FFCD01 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCD01 in CSS

/* Sunflower Island */
.color { color: #FFCD01; }
.background { background-color: #FFCD01; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCD01; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 205 1);
color: hsl(48 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.867 0.177 90.8);

#FFCD01 FAQ

What color is #FFCD01?

#FFCD01 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Sunflower Island. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCD01?

#FFCD01 is rgb(255, 205, 1) in RGB, hsl(48, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCD01?

The complementary color of #FFCD01 is #0133FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCD01?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCD01: 13.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCD01 a warm or cool color?

#FFCD01 is a warm color.