What color is #FDF200?

#FDF200 is a vivid yellow known as Marsupilami. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Marsupilami?

The RGB value is 253, 242, 0: 253 red, 242 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Marsupilami?

The complementary color is #000BFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF200?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Marsupilami color: hex code #FDF200

#FDF200 rgb(253, 242, 0)

Shades of yellow

Marsupilami has the hex code #FDF200. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 94.9% green and 0% blue (253, 242, 0).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 100% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

Marsupilami (#FDF200) color codes

HEX	`#FDF200`
RGB	`rgb(253, 242, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 94.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 100%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 100%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.62, -16.15, 91.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.62, 93.25, 99.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.264, 84.39, 12.482)`
Decimal	`16642560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Marsupilami, 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 #FDF200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #FDF200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf200; }
.text { color: #fdf200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 242 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf200, #8afd00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FDF200 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDF200?: #FDF200 is a vivid yellow known as Marsupilami. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Marsupilami?: The RGB value is 253, 242, 0: 253 red, 242 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Marsupilami?: The complementary color is #000BFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF200?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.