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#FFCD00 Brighton & Hove Albion & Leeds United Yellow

#FFCD00 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Cyber Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 80.4% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 #FFCD00.

Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.50:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

13.98:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.50:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

13.98:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFCD00 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#FFCD00
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

#FFCD00 in use

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Team colors

2 teams use #FFCD00. Here are their full palettes.

Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League

Blue#0057B8 Yellow#FFCD00
Albion palette → Edit in palette creator →

Leeds United Premier League

Blue#1D428A Yellow#FFCD00
United palette → Edit in palette creator →

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Questions about #FFCD00

What color is #FFCD00?

#FFCD00 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Cyber Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 80.4% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #FFCD00 in RGB?

#FFCD00 is rgb(255, 205, 0): 255 red, 205 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #FFCD00 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 20, 100, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #FFCD00?

PANTONE 116 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #FFCD00?

Its complement #DACBFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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