Information about #FCDD55 color

#FCDD55 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FCDD55 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(252, 221, 85) — 98.8% red, 86.7% green, 33.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 65 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FCDD55 is a intensely saturated yellow that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mustard (#FFDB58). Nearby in the Register you will also find Minion Yellow (#F5E050) and Energy Yellow (#F5D752).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(252, 221, 85)), which gives #FCDD55 its character. If you plan to put text on a #FCDD55 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FCDD55 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FCDD55 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FCDD55 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FCDD55 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FCDD55 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FCDD55 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FCDD55 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FCDD55

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Minion Yellow color link
Minion Yellow

#F5E050

Energy Yellow color link
Energy Yellow

#F5D752

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Kournikova color link
Kournikova

#F9D054

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Light Mustard color link
Light Mustard

#F7D560

Paris Daisy color link
Paris Daisy

#FBEB50

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Maize color link
Maize

#F4D054

#FCDD55 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCDD55
  • RGB252, 221, 85
  • CMYK0, 12, 65, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 221, 85)
  • HSL49°, 97%, 66%
  • HSL Precise48.862°, 96.532%, 66.078%
  • HSV49°, 66%, 99%
  • HSB49°, 66%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.867, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.867, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.867, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFCDD55
  • DECIMAL ID16571733
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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