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#FDD835
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#FDD835 · Gold
Click to copy#FDD835 is a medium, highly saturated yellow color, closest to Gold and near Gold and Sunflower. In OKLCH it has 89% lightness and 0.17 chroma at hue 95°. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #FDD835 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.
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#FDD835RGB
rgb(253, 216, 53)HSL
hsl(49, 98%, 60%)CMYK
0, 15, 79, 1CSS var
--goldContrast
1.4:1 white · 15.05:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #FDD835
Black text passes WCAG AA on #FDD835 (15.05:1); white text does not (1.4:1).
For a calm scheme pair #FDD835 with its analogous neighbors #FD7435 and #BEFD35; for contrast use its complement #355AFD as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.
--gold: #FDD835;
$gold: #FDD835;
colors: { 'gold': '#FDD835' }