#FFDF20 Color

#FFDF20 is rgb(255, 223, 32) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 87%, 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 3.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFDF20

HEX#FFDF20

RGBrgb(255, 223, 32)

HSLhsl(51, 100%, 56%)

HSVhsv(51, 87%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 87%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(90.3% 0.182 98.3)

LABlab(89.50% -0.66 84.31)

LCHlch(89.50% 84.31 90.45)

What #FFDF20 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 #FFDF20, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sizzling Sunrise#FFDB00ΔE 3.5 Yellow (Pantone)#FEDF00ΔE 3.52 Golden Yellow#FFDF00ΔE 3.57 School Bus Yellow#FFD800ΔE 4.31 Gold#FFD700ΔE 4.68 Medium Yellow#FFE302ΔE 4.71

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

#FFDF20 Channel Values

How #FFDF20 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 223 · B 32	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 51° · S 100% · L 56%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 51° · S 87% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 13% · Y 87% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.33:1 vs white · 15.83:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFDF20 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFDF20 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFDF20

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFDF20; 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 #FFDF20

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 #FFDF20.

How #FFDF20 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#FFDF20

Protanopia#E5E51E

Protanomaly#F0E31F

Deuteranopia#EAEA14

Deuteranomaly#F3E61A

Tritanopia#FFD2D2

Tritanomaly#FFD8A8

Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFDF20 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffdf20: #FFDF20;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFDF20;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffdf20': '#FFDF20' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.875, blue: 0.125)

Android XML<color name="color_ffdf20">#FFDF20</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFDF20"

More Yellow Colors

#FFDF20 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ffe302 ffdf00 ffe347 ffde5c ffe4ad ffde24 ffe670 ffdb58 ffe70f ffdb00 ffe761 ffd800 fffae5 ffff99 3c341f 666633 996600 bdb76b d3d364 e5e600 f0b100 f5f1cc faf9f6 fecb00

#FFDF20 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFDF20?

#FFDF20 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(255, 223, 32) in RGB and hsl(51, 100%, 56%) 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 3.5.

What is the RGB value of #FFDF20?

#FFDF20 is rgb(255, 223, 32) — red 255, green 223, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFDF20?

#FFDF20 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 87%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFDF20 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFDF20 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFDF20 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFDF20 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 4.68, which is very hard to tell apart.

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