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#fddb1d

a balanced, electric yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
253, 219, 29
HSL
51°, 98%, 55%
CMYK
0, 13, 89, 1
Luminance
0.7163

Every format

HEX#fddb1d
RGBrgb(253, 219, 29)
HSLhsl(51, 98%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 89%, 1%)
LABlab(87.8 -4.5 84.4)
LCHlch(87.8 84.5 93.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.893 0.180 97.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fddb1d;
background-color: #fddb1d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fddb1d] bg-[#fddb1d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fddb1d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.859, blue: 0.114)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fddb1d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fddb1d on white: 1.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fddb1d on black: 15.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green85.9%
Blue11.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta13.4%
Yellow88.5%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fddb1d text on a black background

contrast 15.33:1

Card sample

#fddb1d text on a white background

contrast 1.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fddb1d;
Background color
Panel with #fddb1d background
background-color: #fddb1d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fddb1d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 219, 29, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 219, 29, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fddb1d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fddb1d, #8AFD1D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fddb1d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #fddb1d in the Color Lab