Cadmium Yellow — #FDDA0D

#FDDA0D, primarily known as Cadmium Yellow, is composed of 99% red, 85% green, and 5% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 95% yellow, 1% black. In HSL the hue angle is 51°, saturation 98%, and lightness 52%. The closest web-safe color is #FFCC00.

Closest named match: Egg Yolk Sunrise (#FFDB0B, ΔE 0.8)

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#FDDA0D
RGB	rgb(253, 218, 13)
HSL	hsl(51.3, 98.4%, 52.2%)
HSV	hsv(51.3, 94.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 94.9%, 0.8%)
OKLCH	oklch(89.1% 0.1823 97.21)
HWB	hwb(51.3 5.1% 0.8%)
LAB	lab(88% 0.71 85.75)
LCH	lch(88% 85.8 89.5)
OKLAB	oklab(89.1% -0.0229 0.1809)
XYZ	X 65.66 Y 71.06 Z 10.64
Web Safe	#FFCC00
RGB Percent	99.2%, 85.5%, 5.1%
Decimal	16636429

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#FDDA0D
RGB	rgb(253, 218, 13)
HSL	hsl(51.3, 98.4%, 52.2%)
HSV	hsv(51.3, 94.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 94.9%, 0.8%)
OKLCH	oklch(89.1% 0.1823 97.21)
HWB	hwb(51.3 5.1% 0.8%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(88% 0.71 85.75)
LCH	lch(88% 85.8 89.5)
OKLAB	oklab(89.1% -0.0229 0.1809)
XYZ	X 65.66 Y 71.06 Z 10.64
Web Safe	#FFCC00
RGB Percent	99.2%, 85.5%, 5.1%
Decimal	16636429

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#FDAA0D

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Similar named colors

Nearest matches from our 30,000-name dataset (CIELAB ΔE). Click a swatch to open that color.

Egg Yolk Sunrise

#FFDB0B · ΔE 0.8

Evil-Lyn

#FED903 · ΔE 1.15

Gingerline

#FFDD11 · ΔE 1.16

Sunflower Yellow

#FFDA03 · ΔE 1.32

Simpsons Yellow

#FFD90F · ΔE 1.34

Candlelight

#FCD917 · ΔE 1.5

Sizzling Sunrise

#FFDB00 · ΔE 1.54

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1.38:1

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15.21:1

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Protanopia

96% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

94% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

61% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

53% similar

0.003% of population

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