What color is #FEDB2D?

#FEDB2D is a vivid yellow known as Golden Period. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Period?

The RGB value is 254, 219, 45: 254 red, 219 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Period?

The complementary color is #2D50FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEDB2D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Period color: hex code #FEDB2D

#FEDB2D rgb(254, 219, 45)

Shades of yellow

Golden Period has the hex code #FEDB2D. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 85.9% green and 17.6% blue (254, 219, 45).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 99% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 82% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

Golden Period (#FEDB2D) color codes

HEX	`#FEDB2D`
RGB	`rgb(254, 219, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 85.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 99%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 82%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 82%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.93, -3.71, 81.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.93, 81.17, 92.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.682, 71.927, 12.853)`
Decimal	`16702253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Period, 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 #FEDB2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEDB2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #FEDB2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fedb2d; }
.text { color: #fedb2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fedb2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 219 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fedb2d, #b9fe2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

See #FEDB2D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FEDB2D?: #FEDB2D is a vivid yellow known as Golden Period. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Period?: The RGB value is 254, 219, 45: 254 red, 219 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Period?: The complementary color is #2D50FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEDB2D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.