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#FFDD44 Golden Boy

#FFDD44 is a very light, vivid yellow named Golden Boy. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 86.7% green and 26.7% blue (rgb(255, 221, 68)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 100% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 73% yellow and 0% black. #FFDD44 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.68:1.

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Variations of #FFDD44

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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#FFDD44 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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#FFDD44 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFDD44 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 #FCE34E
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F4D829
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7DA35
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FCE34E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FDE049
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCCBF
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD68E
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7DEC6

#FFDD44 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#FFDD44 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.68:1 Super#FFDD44 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFDD44 in CSS

/* Golden Boy */
.color { color: #FFDD44; }
.background { background-color: #FFDD44; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFDD44; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 221 68);
color: hsl(49 100% 63%);
color: oklch(0.901 0.165 96.1);

#FFDD44 FAQ

What color is #FFDD44?

#FFDD44 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Golden Boy. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFDD44?

#FFDD44 is rgb(255, 221, 68) in RGB, hsl(49, 100%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 73%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFDD44?

The complementary color of #FFDD44 is #4466FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFDD44?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFDD44: 15.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFDD44 a warm or cool color?

#FFDD44 is a warm color.