What color is #FDD014?

#FDD014 is a vivid yellow known as Mamba Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mamba Yellow?

The RGB value is 253, 208, 20: 253 red, 208 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mamba Yellow?

The complementary color is #1441FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDD014?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mamba Yellow color: hex code #FDD014

#FDD014 rgb(253, 208, 20)

Shades of yellow

Mamba Yellow has the hex code #FDD014. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 81.6% green and 7.8% blue (253, 208, 20).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 98% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 92% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

Mamba Yellow (#FDD014) color codes

HEX	`#FDD014`
RGB	`rgb(253, 208, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 81.6%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 98%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 92%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 92%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.02, 0.96, 83.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.02, 83.7, 89.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.194, 66.049, 10.082)`
Decimal	`16633876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mamba Yellow, 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 #FDD014	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDD014 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #FDD014 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdd014; }
.text { color: #fdd014; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdd014; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 208 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdd014, #b5fd14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

See #FDD014 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDD014?: #FDD014 is a vivid yellow known as Mamba Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mamba Yellow?: The RGB value is 253, 208, 20: 253 red, 208 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mamba Yellow?: The complementary color is #1441FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDD014?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.