What color is #FFDD44?

#FFDD44 is a light, vivid yellow known as Golden Boy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Boy?

The RGB value is 255, 221, 68: 255 red, 221 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Boy?

The complementary color is #4466FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDD44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Boy color: hex code #FFDD44

#FFDD44 rgb(255, 221, 68)

Shades of yellow

Golden Boy has the hex code #FFDD44. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 86.7% green and 26.7% blue (255, 221, 68).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 73% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

Golden Boy (#FFDD44) color codes

HEX	`#FFDD44`
RGB	`rgb(255, 221, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 86.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 100%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 73%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.64, -3.51, 74.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.64, 74.85, 92.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.143, 73.394, 16.045)`
Decimal	`16768324`
Short hex	`#FD4`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Boy, 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 #FFDD44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDD44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	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 #FFDD44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffdd44; }
.text { color: #ffdd44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffdd44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 221 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffdd44, #c3ff44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FFDD44 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFDD44?: #FFDD44 is a light, vivid yellow known as Golden Boy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Boy?: The RGB value is 255, 221, 68: 255 red, 221 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Boy?: The complementary color is #4466FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDD44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.