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#FFDF55 Royal Star

#FFDF55 is a very light, vivid yellow named Royal Star. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 87.5% green and 33.3% blue (rgb(255, 223, 85)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 100% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 67% yellow and 0% black. #FFDF55 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.94:1.

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Variations of #FFDF55

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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#FFDF55 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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#FFDF55 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFDF55 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 #FDE55C
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5DA43
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8DC4B
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDE55C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FDE259
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCFC2
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD994
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E0E0E0
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8E0C9

#FFDF55 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.32:1 Very poor#FFDF55 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.94:1 Super#FFDF55 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFDF55 in CSS

/* Royal Star */
.color { color: #FFDF55; }
.background { background-color: #FFDF55; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFDF55; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 223 85);
color: hsl(49 100% 67%);
color: oklch(0.906 0.156 96.0);

#FFDF55 FAQ

What color is #FFDF55?

#FFDF55 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 #FFDF55?

#FFDF55 is rgb(255, 223, 85) in RGB, hsl(49, 100%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 67%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFDF55?

The complementary color of #FFDF55 is #5575FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFDF55?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFDF55: 15.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFDF55 a warm or cool color?

#FFDF55 is a warm color.