#FDFD9C

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#fdfd9c is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(253, 253, 156), HSL(60°, 96%, 80%), CMYK(0%, 0%, 38%, 1%). Closest named color: khaki. Contrast is 1.07:1 on white and 19.71:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#fdfd9c
RGBrgb(253 253 156)
RGB (legacy)rgb(253, 253, 156)
RGB %rgb(99% 99% 61%)
HSLhsl(60 96% 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 38%, 99%)
HWBhwb(60 61% 1%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 38%, 1%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(97.75 -10.09 46.35)
LCHlch(97.75 47.44 102.28)
OKLaboklab(0.9732 -0.0377 0.1131)
OKLCHoklch(0.9732 0.1192 108.42)
Decimal16645532

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorkhaki ΔE 6.1
Closest web-safe color#ffff99
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)96% / 38%
Lightness (HSL)80%
Brightness or Value (HSV)99%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)95% / 96%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.9353
Red / Green / Blue253 / 253 / 156

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.07:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
19.71:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 0 / -103.1 · As background with white / black text: Lc 0 / 101.7

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #fdfd9c;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(97.32% 0.1192 108.42);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(253 253 156 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#fdfd9c] text-[#fdfd9c] border-[#fdfd9c]">