What color is #FFDD00?

#FFDD00 is a vivid yellow known as Super Saiyan. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Super Saiyan?

The RGB value is 255, 221, 0: 255 red, 221 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Super Saiyan?

The complementary color is #0022FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDD00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Super Saiyan color: hex code #FFDD00

#FFDD00 rgb(255, 221, 0)

Shades of yellow

Super Saiyan has the hex code #FFDD00. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 86.7% green and 0% blue (255, 221, 0).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

Super Saiyan (#FFDD00) color codes

HEX	`#FFDD00`
RGB	`rgb(255, 221, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 86.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.44, -4.95, 88.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.44, 88.34, 93.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.1, 72.977, 10.552)`
Decimal	`16768256`
Short hex	`#FD0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Super Saiyan, 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 #FFDD00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDD00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #FFDD00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffdd00; }
.text { color: #ffdd00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffdd00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 221 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffdd00, #a2ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFDD00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFDD00?: #FFDD00 is a vivid yellow known as Super Saiyan. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Super Saiyan?: The RGB value is 255, 221, 0: 255 red, 221 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Super Saiyan?: The complementary color is #0022FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDD00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.