Palettes / Colors / #FFDD53

#FFDD53 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFDD53 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FFDD53 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FFDD53 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5274FF; it also sits naturally between #FF8652 and #CBFF52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 87% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 67% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FFDD53

.text { color: #FFDD53; }
.background { background-color: #FFDD53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDD53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 221, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 100%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDD53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 221, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDD53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 221, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFDD53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFDD53">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFDD53

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5274FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFDD53: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFDD53

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FFDD53 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFDD53 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFDD52  ·  #FFDD54 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFDD53?

#FFDD53 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 221, 83). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDD53?

#FFDD53 is RGB 255, 221, 83 — HSL 48°, 100%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 67%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFDD53?

Its complement is #5274FF; analogous partners are #FF8652 and #CBFF52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFDD53 for text?

Black text on #FFDD53 has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.