What color is #FADD00?

#FADD00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Super Saiyan. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FADD00?

The RGB value is 250, 221, 0: 250 red, 221 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FADD00?

The complementary color is #001DFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FADD00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FADD00 color

#FADD00 rgb(250, 221, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FADD00 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 86.7% green and 0% blue (250, 221, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Super Saiyan (#FFDD00), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#FADD00 color codes

HEX	`#FADD00`
RGB	`rgb(250, 221, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 86.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.99, -7.07, 87.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.99, 87.96, 94.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.284, 72.04, 10.467)`
Decimal	`16440576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FADD00, 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 #FADD00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FADD00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	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 #FADD00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fadd00; }
.text { color: #fadd00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fadd00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 221 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fadd00, #9afa00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

Questions

What color is #FADD00?: #FADD00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Super Saiyan. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FADD00?: The RGB value is 250, 221, 0: 250 red, 221 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FADD00?: The complementary color is #001DFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FADD00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.