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#FFCD45 Minion Yellow

#FFCD45 is a very light, vivid yellow named Minion Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 80.4% green and 27.1% blue (rgb(255, 205, 69)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 100% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 73% yellow and 0% black. #FFCD45 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.07:1.

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Variations of #FFCD45

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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#FFCD45 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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#FFCD45 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCD45 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F1D94C
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5CB30
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDCD39
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F1D94C
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F5D448
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBBB2
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC685
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFD2BC

#FFCD45 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#FFCD45 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.07:1 Super#FFCD45 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCD45 in CSS

/* Minion Yellow */
.color { color: #FFCD45; }
.background { background-color: #FFCD45; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCD45; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 205 69);
color: hsl(44 100% 64%);
color: oklch(0.870 0.156 87.8);

#FFCD45 FAQ

What color is #FFCD45?

#FFCD45 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Minion Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCD45?

#FFCD45 is rgb(255, 205, 69) in RGB, hsl(44, 100%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 73%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCD45?

The complementary color of #FFCD45 is #4577FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCD45?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCD45: 14.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCD45 a warm or cool color?

#FFCD45 is a warm color.