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#FFDD4E Royal Star

#FFDD4E is a very light, vivid yellow named Royal Star. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 86.7% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(255, 221, 78)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 100% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black. #FFDD4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.70:1.

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Variations of #FFDD4E

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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#FFDD4E 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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#FFDD4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFDD4E 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 #FCE356
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3D939
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7DB42
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FCE356
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FCE152
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCCC0
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD691
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7DEC7

#FFDD4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#FFDD4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.70:1 Super#FFDD4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFDD4E in CSS

/* Royal Star */
.color { color: #FFDD4E; }
.background { background-color: #FFDD4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFDD4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 221 78);
color: hsl(48 100% 65%);
color: oklch(0.902 0.159 95.5);

#FFDD4E FAQ

What color is #FFDD4E?

#FFDD4E is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Royal Star. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFDD4E?

#FFDD4E is rgb(255, 221, 78) in RGB, hsl(48, 100%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 69%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFDD4E?

The complementary color of #FFDD4E is #4E70FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFDD4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFDD4E: 15.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFDD4E a warm or cool color?

#FFDD4E is a warm color.