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#FFCD73 Banana Bread

#FFCD73 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Banana Bread. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 80.4% green and 45.1% blue (rgb(255, 205, 115)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black. #FFCD73 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.23:1.

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Variations of #FFCD73

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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#FFCD73 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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#FFCD73 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCD73 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EEDA76
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2CD6B
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBCE6E
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EEDA76
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F2D574
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBEB8
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC798
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E0D3C2

#FFCD73 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#FFCD73 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.23:1 Super#FFCD73 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCD73 in CSS

/* Banana Bread */
.color { color: #FFCD73; }
.background { background-color: #FFCD73; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCD73; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 205 115);
color: hsl(39 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.874 0.122 80.8);

#FFCD73 FAQ

What color is #FFCD73?

#FFCD73 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Banana Bread. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCD73?

#FFCD73 is rgb(255, 205, 115) in RGB, hsl(39, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 55%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCD73?

The complementary color of #FFCD73 is #73A5FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCD73?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCD73: 14.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCD73 a warm or cool color?

#FFCD73 is a warm color.