What color is #FDF5C4?

#FDF5C4 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fondue?

The RGB value is 253, 245, 196: 253 red, 245 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fondue?

The complementary color is #C4CCFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF5C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fondue color: hex code #FDF5C4

#FDF5C4 rgb(253, 245, 196)

Shades of beige

Fondue has the hex code #FDF5C4. It is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 96.1% green and 76.9% blue (253, 245, 196).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 93% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.03:1).

Fondue (#FDF5C4) color codes

HEX	`#FDF5C4`
RGB	`rgb(253, 245, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 96.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 93%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 23%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.07, -4.9, 24.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.07, 25.1, 101.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.124, 90.174, 65.24)`
Decimal	`16643524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fondue, 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 #FDF5C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF5C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.03:1	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 #FDF5C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf5c4; }
.text { color: #fdf5c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf5c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 245 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf5c4, #e9fdc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FDF5C4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDF5C4?: #FDF5C4 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fondue?: The RGB value is 253, 245, 196: 253 red, 245 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fondue?: The complementary color is #C4CCFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF5C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.