Close to Mustard Yellow
#FDE565
#FDE565 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 89.8% green, and 39.6% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 97% 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 #FDE565.
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
1.27:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.57:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.27:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.57:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FDE565 as they’d see it.
#FDE565 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 #FDE565
What color is #FDE565?
#FDE565 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 89.8% green, and 39.6% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 97% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FDE565 in RGB?
#FDE565 is rgb(253, 229, 101): 253 red, 229 green, and 101 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FDE565 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 9, 60, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FDE565?
PANTONE 128 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FDE565?
Its complement #E4E2FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.