What color is #FDFF7F?

#FDFF7F is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDFF7F?

The RGB value is 253, 255, 127: 253 red, 255 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDFF7F?

The complementary color is #817FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDFF7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDFF7F color

#FDFF7F rgb(253, 255, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FDFF7F is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 100% green and 49.8% blue (253, 255, 127).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Butter (#FFFF81), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.79:1).

#FDFF7F color codes

HEX	`#FDFF7F`
RGB	`rgb(253, 255, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 100%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 50%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 50%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.61, -17.4, 60.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.61, 62.67, 106.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.101, 93.937, 33.987)`
Decimal	`16646015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDFF7F, 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 #FDFF7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDFF7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.79:1	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 #FDFF7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdff7f; }
.text { color: #fdff7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdff7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 255 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdff7f, #bdff7f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FDFF7F?: #FDFF7F is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDFF7F?: The RGB value is 253, 255, 127: 253 red, 255 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDFF7F?: The complementary color is #817FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDFF7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.