What color is #FEDD7D?

#FEDD7D is a light, vivid orange known as Cup Noodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cup Noodles?

The RGB value is 254, 221, 125: 254 red, 221 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cup Noodles?

The complementary color is #7D9EFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEDD7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cup Noodles color: hex code #FEDD7D

#FEDD7D rgb(254, 221, 125)

Shades of yellow

Cup Noodles has the hex code #FEDD7D. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 86.7% green and 49% blue (254, 221, 125).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 98% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 51% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

Cup Noodles (#FEDD7D) color codes

HEX	`#FEDD7D`
RGB	`rgb(254, 221, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 86.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 98%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 51%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 51%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.05, -0.33, 50.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.05, 50.94, 90.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.434, 74.268, 30.023)`
Decimal	`16702845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cup Noodles, 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 #FEDD7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEDD7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #FEDD7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fedd7d; }
.text { color: #fedd7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fedd7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 221 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fedd7d, #defe7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FEDD7D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FEDD7D?: #FEDD7D is a light, vivid orange known as Cup Noodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cup Noodles?: The RGB value is 254, 221, 125: 254 red, 221 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cup Noodles?: The complementary color is #7D9EFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEDD7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.