What color is #FDDE45?

#FDDE45 is a light, vivid yellow known as Cheese It Up. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cheese It Up?

The RGB value is 253, 222, 69: 253 red, 222 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cheese It Up?

The complementary color is #4564FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDDE45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cheese It Up color: hex code #FDDE45

#FDDE45 rgb(253, 222, 69)

Shades of yellow

Cheese It Up has the hex code #FDDE45. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 87.1% green and 27.1% blue (253, 222, 69).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 98% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 73% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

Cheese It Up (#FDDE45) color codes

HEX	`#FDDE45`
RGB	`rgb(253, 222, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 87.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 98%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 73%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 73%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.71, -4.8, 74.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.71, 74.58, 93.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.707, 73.558, 16.261)`
Decimal	`16637509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cheese It Up, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FDDE45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDDE45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FDDE45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdde45; }
.text { color: #fdde45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdde45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 222 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdde45, #c0fd45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FDDE45 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDDE45?: #FDDE45 is a light, vivid yellow known as Cheese It Up. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cheese It Up?: The RGB value is 253, 222, 69: 253 red, 222 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cheese It Up?: The complementary color is #4564FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDDE45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.