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#FFDA3B Exploding Star

#FFDA3B is a very light, vivid yellow named Exploding Star. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 85.5% green and 23.1% blue (rgb(255, 218, 59)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 100% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 77% yellow and 0% black. #FFDA3B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.34:1.

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Variations of #FFDA3B

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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#FFDA3B 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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#FFDA3B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFDA3B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FBE146
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1D617
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6D829
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FBE146
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FBDE40
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFC8BC
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD38A
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6DCC3

#FFDA3B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#FFDA3B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.34:1 Super#FFDA3B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFDA3B in CSS

/* Exploding Star */
.color { color: #FFDA3B; }
.background { background-color: #FFDA3B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFDA3B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 218 59);
color: hsl(49 100% 62%);
color: oklch(0.894 0.168 95.1);

#FFDA3B FAQ

What color is #FFDA3B?

#FFDA3B is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Exploding Star. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFDA3B?

#FFDA3B is rgb(255, 218, 59) in RGB, hsl(49, 100%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 15%, 77%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFDA3B?

The complementary color of #FFDA3B is #3B60FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFDA3B?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFDA3B: 15.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFDA3B a warm or cool color?

#FFDA3B is a warm color.