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#FFDD2D Emoji Yellow

#FFDD2D is a very light, vivid yellow named Emoji Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 86.7% green and 17.6% blue (rgb(255, 221, 45)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 82% yellow and 0% black. #FFDD2D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.63:1.

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Variations of #FFDD2D

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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#FFDD2D 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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#FFDD2D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFDD2D 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 #FDE33C
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F4D800
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8DA0C
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDE33C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FDE035
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCBBE
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD689
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7DEC5

#FFDD2D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#FFDD2D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.63:1 Super#FFDD2D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFDD2D in CSS

/* Emoji Yellow */
.color { color: #FFDD2D; }
.background { background-color: #FFDD2D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFDD2D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 221 45);
color: hsl(50 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.900 0.176 97.1);

#FFDD2D FAQ

What color is #FFDD2D?

#FFDD2D is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Emoji Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFDD2D?

#FFDD2D is rgb(255, 221, 45) in RGB, hsl(50, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 82%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFDD2D?

The complementary color of #FFDD2D is #2D4FFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFDD2D?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFDD2D: 15.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFDD2D a warm or cool color?

#FFDD2D is a warm color.