What color is #FDEFAD?

#FDEFAD is a very light, vivid yellow known as Thunderbolt. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Thunderbolt?

The RGB value is 253, 239, 173: 253 red, 239 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Thunderbolt?

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

Is black or white text better on #FDEFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Thunderbolt color: hex code #FDEFAD

#FDEFAD rgb(253, 239, 173)

Shades of beige

Thunderbolt has the hex code #FDEFAD. It is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 93.7% green and 67.8% blue (253, 239, 173).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 95% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

Thunderbolt (#FDEFAD) color codes

HEX	`#FDEFAD`
RGB	`rgb(253, 239, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 93.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 95%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 32%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.16, -4.86, 33.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.16, 34.04, 98.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.918, 85.635, 51.899)`
Decimal	`16641965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Thunderbolt, 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 #FDEFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDEFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	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 #FDEFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdefad; }
.text { color: #fdefad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdefad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 239 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdefad, #e3fdad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #FDEFAD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDEFAD?: #FDEFAD is a very light, vivid yellow known as Thunderbolt. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Thunderbolt?: The RGB value is 253, 239, 173: 253 red, 239 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Thunderbolt?: The complementary color is #ADBBFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDEFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.