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#FFCD65 Chickadee

#FFCD65 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Chickadee. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 80.4% green and 39.6% blue (rgb(255, 205, 101)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black. #FFCD65 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.17:1.

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Variations of #FFCD65

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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#FFCD65 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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#FFCD65 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCD65 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 #EFD969
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3CD5B
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECCE5E
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EFD969
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F3D566
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBDB6
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC791
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E0D2C0

#FFCD65 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#FFCD65 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.17:1 Super#FFCD65 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCD65 in CSS

/* Chickadee */
.color { color: #FFCD65; }
.background { background-color: #FFCD65; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCD65; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 205 101);
color: hsl(41 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.872 0.134 83.6);

#FFCD65 FAQ

What color is #FFCD65?

#FFCD65 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Chickadee. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCD65?

#FFCD65 is rgb(255, 205, 101) in RGB, hsl(41, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 60%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCD65?

The complementary color of #FFCD65 is #6597FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCD65?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCD65: 14.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCD65 a warm or cool color?

#FFCD65 is a warm color.