Close to Daffodil
#FFFD46
#FFFD46 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Daffodil. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 99.2% green, and 27.5% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 100% saturation and 64% 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 #FFFD46.
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
1.08:1 FailBlack text on this color
19.39:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.08:1 FailThis color as text on black
19.39:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFFD46 as they’d see it.
#FFFD46 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 #FFFD46
What color is #FFFD46?
#FFFD46 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Daffodil. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 99.2% green, and 27.5% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFFD46 in RGB?
#FFFD46 is rgb(255, 253, 70): 255 red, 253 green, and 70 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFFD46 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 1, 73, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFFD46?
PANTONE 395 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFFD46?
Its complement #F8F4FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.