What color is #FDD77A?

#FDD77A is a light, vivid orange known as Crème Pâtissière. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crème Pâtissière?

The RGB value is 253, 215, 122: 253 red, 215 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crème Pâtissière?

The complementary color is #7AA0FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDD77A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crème Pâtissière color: hex code #FDD77A

#FDD77A rgb(253, 215, 122)

Shades of yellow

Crème Pâtissière has the hex code #FDD77A. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 84.3% green and 47.8% blue (253, 215, 122).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 97% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 52% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

Crème Pâtissière (#FDD77A) color codes

HEX	`#FDD77A`
RGB	`rgb(253, 215, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 84.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 97%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 52%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 52%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.43, 2.07, 50.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.43, 50.45, 87.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.324, 70.892, 28.493)`
Decimal	`16635770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crème Pâtissière, 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 #FDD77A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDD77A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #FDD77A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdd77a; }
.text { color: #fdd77a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdd77a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 215 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdd77a, #e2fd7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FDD77A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDD77A?: #FDD77A is a light, vivid orange known as Crème Pâtissière. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crème Pâtissière?: The RGB value is 253, 215, 122: 253 red, 215 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crème Pâtissière?: The complementary color is #7AA0FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDD77A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.