Microsoft Yellow (#FDB900)

The hex code for Microsoft Yellow is #FDB900. It is rgb(253, 185, 0) in RGB, hsl(44, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 1%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDB900

HEX#FDB900

RGBrgb(253, 185, 0)

HSLhsl(44, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(44, 100%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.17 81.8)

LABlab(79.97% 16.75 81.63)

LCHlch(79.97% 83.33 78.40)

Colors Closest to Microsoft Yellow

Microsoft Yellow is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Selective Yellow#FFBA00ΔE 0.71 Traffic Yellow#F7B500ΔE 2.21 Mango#FDBE02ΔE 2.79 Amber#FFBF00ΔE 2.93 Spanish Yellow#F6B511ΔE 3.87 Mikado Yellow#FFC40CΔE 5.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FDB900 Channel Values

How Microsoft Yellow breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 253 · G 185 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 44° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 44° · S 100% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 27% · Y 100% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.73:1 vs white · 12.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Microsoft Yellow background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FDB900 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Microsoft Yellow

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Microsoft Yellow; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Microsoft Yellow

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FDB900.

How Microsoft Yellow Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FDB900

Protanopia#C7C700

Protanomaly#DFC100

Deuteranopia#D3D300

Deuteranomaly#E5C900

Tritanopia#FFAEAE

Tritanomaly#FFB38A

Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDB900 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--microsoft-yellow: #FDB900;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDB900;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'microsoft-yellow': '#FDB900' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.725, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="microsoft_yellow">#FDB900</color>

SVG fillfill="#FDB900"

More Yellow Colors

Microsoft Yellow sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

fdbe02 fcfcf3 fdc700 fcfce8 fdcc0d fcfae8 fdee00 fcf75e fdf6e7 fceeca fdfd96 fce883 ffcc33 fff085 ffff0f fffff0 573a00 856514 a47d19 cbcb48 e0ae2e ebeb00 f2c649 f7f7f2

#FDB900 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Microsoft Yellow?

The hex code for Microsoft Yellow is #FDB900. That is rgb(253, 185, 0) in RGB, hsl(44, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FDB900?

#FDB900 is rgb(253, 185, 0) — red 253, green 185, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDB900?

#FDB900 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDB900 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDB900 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDB900 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDB900 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is orange (#FFA500) at a CIE76 distance of 11.89, which is visibly different.

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