What color is #FDBD27?

#FDBD27 is a vivid orange known as Sunflower Valley. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunflower Valley?

The RGB value is 253, 189, 39: 253 red, 189 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunflower Valley?

The complementary color is #2767FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDBD27?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunflower Valley color: hex code #FDBD27

#FDBD27 rgb(253, 189, 39)

Shades of yellow

Sunflower Valley has the hex code #FDBD27. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 74.1% green and 15.3% blue (253, 189, 39).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 98% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 85% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

Sunflower Valley (#FDBD27) color codes

HEX	`#FDBD27`
RGB	`rgb(253, 189, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 74.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 98%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 85%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 85%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.42, 11.1, 76.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.42, 77.13, 81.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.076, 57.429, 9.893)`
Decimal	`16629031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunflower Valley, 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 #FDBD27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDBD27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #FDBD27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdbd27; }
.text { color: #fdbd27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdbd27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 189 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdbd27, #d2fd27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FDBD27 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDBD27?: #FDBD27 is a vivid orange known as Sunflower Valley. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunflower Valley?: The RGB value is 253, 189, 39: 253 red, 189 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunflower Valley?: The complementary color is #2767FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDBD27?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.