#FDD835 · near Gold

#FDD835 (RGB 253, 216, 53) is a medium, highly saturated yellow, closest to Gold and near Sunflower and Banana. 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. In OKLCH it has 89% lightness and 0.17 chroma at hue 95°.

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HEX#FDD835

RGBrgb(253, 216, 53)

HSLhsl(49, 98%, 60%)

CMYK0, 15, 79, 1

CSS var--gold

Contrast1.4:1 white · 15.05:1 black

Similar named colors

Gold #FFD700Sunflower #FFDA03Banana #FFE135Pineapple #FEEA63Citrine #E4D00A

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.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--gold: #FDD835;

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Shades & tints

#332B0B#655615#988220#CAAD2A#FDD835#FDE05D#FEE886#FEEFAE#FFF7D7

Color harmonies for #FDD835

Complementary

#FDD835#355AFD

Analogous

#FDD835#FD7435#BEFD35

Triadic

#FDD835#35FDD8#D835FD

Split complementary

#FDD835#35BEFD#7435FD

Tetradic

#FDD835#35FD74#355AFD#FD35BE