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#FFDE2B Gangsters Gold

#FFDE2B is a very light, vivid yellow named Gangsters Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 87.1% green and 16.9% blue (rgb(255, 222, 43)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 100% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 83% yellow and 0% black. #FFDE2B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.74:1.

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Variations of #FFDE2B

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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#FFDE2B 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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#FFDE2B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFDE2B 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 #FEE43A
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5D900
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9DB04
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FEE43A
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FEE133
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCCBE
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD789
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7DFC5

#FFDE2B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#FFDE2B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.74:1 Super#FFDE2B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFDE2B in CSS

/* Gangsters Gold */
.color { color: #FFDE2B; }
.background { background-color: #FFDE2B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFDE2B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 222 43);
color: hsl(51 100% 58%);
color: oklch(0.902 0.178 97.6);

#FFDE2B FAQ

What color is #FFDE2B?

#FFDE2B is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Gangsters Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFDE2B?

#FFDE2B is rgb(255, 222, 43) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 83%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFDE2B?

The complementary color of #FFDE2B is #2B4CFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFDE2B?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFDE2B: 15.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFDE2B a warm or cool color?

#FFDE2B is a warm color.