#FFDE24 Color

#FFDE24 is rgb(255, 222, 36) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 86%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sizzling Sunrise (#FFDB00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFDE24

HEX#FFDE24

RGBrgb(255, 222, 36)

HSLhsl(51, 100%, 57%)

HSVhsv(51, 86%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 86%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.18 97.8)

LABlab(89.26% -0.13 83.37)

LCHlch(89.26% 83.37 90.09)

What #FFDE24 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FFDE24, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sizzling Sunrise#FFDB00ΔE 4.08 School Bus Yellow#FFD800ΔE 4.49 Yellow (Pantone)#FEDF00ΔE 4.55 Golden Yellow#FFDF00ΔE 4.58 Gold#FFD700ΔE 4.76 Safety Yellow#EED202ΔE 4.96

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

#FFDE24 Channel Values

How #FFDE24 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 255 · G 222 · B 36	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 51° · S 100% · L 57%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 51° · S 86% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 13% · Y 86% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.34:1 vs white · 15.73:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFDE24 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.

Fails AAWhite text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFDE24 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFDE24

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFDE24; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FFDE24

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 #FFDE24.

How #FFDE24 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#FFDE24

Protanopia#E4E423

Protanomaly#EFE223

Deuteranopia#EAEA1A

Deuteranomaly#F2E51E

Tritanopia#FFD1D1

Tritanomaly#FFD7A8

Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFDE24 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffde24: #FFDE24;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFDE24;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffde24': '#FFDE24' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.871, blue: 0.141)

Android XML<color name="color_ffde24">#FFDE24</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFDE24"

More Yellow Colors

#FFDE24 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ffde5c ffdb58 ffdf00 ffdb00 ffdf20 ffd800 ffe302 ffd700 ffe347 ffd300 ffe4ad ffd230 fff9e0 ffff6b 383000 664d0f 949400 bcb88a cfb53b e5bb52 efcc00 f5c751 faf0dc fdfded

#FFDE24 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFDE24?

#FFDE24 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(255, 222, 36) in RGB and hsl(51, 100%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sizzling Sunrise (#FFDB00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.08.

What is the RGB value of #FFDE24?

#FFDE24 is rgb(255, 222, 36) — red 255, green 222, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFDE24?

#FFDE24 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 86%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFDE24 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFDE24 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFDE24 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFDE24 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 4.76, which is very hard to tell apart.

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