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#FDB827 Pittsburgh Pirates Gold
#FDB827 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Turmeric. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 72.2% green, and 15.3% blue. Its hue is 41°, with 98% saturation and 57% 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 #FDB827.
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
1.74:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.06:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.74:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.06:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FDB827 as they’d see it.
#FDB827 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedTeam colors
The Pittsburgh Pirates use #FDB827 as their gold. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #FDB827
What color is #FDB827?
#FDB827 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Turmeric. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 72.2% green, and 15.3% blue. Its hue is 41°, with 98% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FDB827 in RGB?
#FDB827 is rgb(253, 184, 39): 253 red, 184 green, and 39 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FDB827 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 27, 85, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FDB827?
PANTONE 124 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FDB827?
Its complement #BEBFFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.