Information about #FDC81C color

#FDC81C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FDC81C falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(253, 200, 28) — 99.2% red, 78.4% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 88 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FDC81C is a pure, full-strength sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sunset Yellow (#FFC922). Slightly further away sit Walmart Yellow (#FFC220) and Deep Lemon (#F5C71A).

The recipe behind #FDC81C is rgb(253, 200, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FDC81C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FDC81C color variations

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

#FDC81C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FDC81C

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

Deep Lemon color link
Deep Lemon

#F5C71A

Bright Gold color link
Bright Gold

#FDD017

Ripe Mango color link
Ripe Mango

#FFC324

Golden Corn color link
Golden Corn

#F6C915

Sunflower color link
Sunflower

#FFC512

Jonquil color link
Jonquil

#F4CA16

Turbo color link
Turbo

#F5CC23

Moon Yellow color link
Moon Yellow

#F0C420

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FDC81C
  • RGB253, 200, 28
  • CMYK0, 21, 88, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 200, 28)
  • HSL46°, 98%, 55%
  • HSL Precise45.867°, 98.253%, 55.098%
  • HSV46°, 89%, 99%
  • HSB46°, 89%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.784, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.784, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.784, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFDC81C
  • DECIMAL ID16631836
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01