What color is #FDDC57?

#FDDC57 is a light, vivid yellow known as Potato Chip. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Potato Chip?

The RGB value is 253, 220, 87: 253 red, 220 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Potato Chip?

The complementary color is #5778FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDDC57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Potato Chip color: hex code #FDDC57

#FDDC57 rgb(253, 220, 87)

Shades of yellow

Potato Chip has the hex code #FDDC57. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 86.3% green and 34.1% blue (253, 220, 87).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 98% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 66% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

Potato Chip (#FDDC57) color codes

HEX	`#FDDC57`
RGB	`rgb(253, 220, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 86.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 98%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 66%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 66%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.33, -2.91, 67.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.33, 67.24, 92.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.825, 72.761, 19.487)`
Decimal	`16637015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Potato Chip, 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 #FDDC57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDDC57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #FDDC57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fddc57; }
.text { color: #fddc57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fddc57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 220 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fddc57, #cbfd57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FDDC57 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDDC57?: #FDDC57 is a light, vivid yellow known as Potato Chip. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Potato Chip?: The RGB value is 253, 220, 87: 253 red, 220 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Potato Chip?: The complementary color is #5778FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDDC57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.