Close to Mustard Yellow
#FDD161
#FDD161 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 82% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 43°, with 98% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FDD161.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.45:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.47:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.45:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.47:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FDD161 as they’d see it.
#FDD161 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FDD161
What color is #FDD161?
#FDD161 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 82% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 43°, with 98% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FDD161 in RGB?
#FDD161 is rgb(253, 209, 97): 253 red, 209 green, and 97 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FDD161 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 17, 62, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FDD161?
PANTONE 121 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FDD161?
Its complement #CED4FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.