Close to Banana
#FDE12E
#FDE12E is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Banana. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 88.2% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 98% saturation and 59% 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 #FDE12E.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.31:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.99:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.31:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.99:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FDE12E as they’d see it.
#FDE12E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FDE12E
What color is #FDE12E?
#FDE12E is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Banana. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 88.2% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 98% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FDE12E in RGB?
#FDE12E is rgb(253, 225, 46): 253 red, 225 green, and 46 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FDE12E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 11, 82, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FDE12E?
PANTONE 107 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FDE12E?
Its complement #E4DCFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.