Crayola crayon color

Crayola Dandelion #FDDB6D

Crayola Dandelion is shown here as #FDDB6D, the commonly published value for the crayon. It is a pale soft amber in the yellow family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.899, chroma 0.134 and hue 92.4°. The nearest CSS named color is gold (#FFD700), ΔE2000 7.0 away.

Relative luminance
0.7265
OKLCH L · C · h
0.899 · 0.134 · 92.4
Best text
Black 15.52:1
Hue family
Yellow
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#FDDB6D color codes

HEX
#FDDB6D
RGB
rgb(253, 219, 109)
HSL
hsl(46, 97%, 71%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.899 0.134 92.4)
OKLab
oklab(0.899 -0.006 0.134)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 88.28, a* -0.98, b* 57.53
XYZ (D65)
X 68.60, Y 72.65, Z 24.87
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 13%, 57%, 1%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Crayola is a trademark of Crayola LLC, which this site is not affiliated with. The value is the commonly published sRGB rendering of the crayon, not a Crayola specification.

Legibility

Contrast: is #FDDB6D accessible?

Black text on it reaches 15.52:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.35:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    15.52:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +86

  • White text on it

    1.35:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −19

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.35:1

  • As text on black

    15.52:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −86

  • As text on white

    1.35:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +17

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.35:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #8F7400 4.50:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.90 to 0.57 reaches 4.50:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FDDB6D 15.52:1

    It already reaches 15.52:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FDDB6D live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #FDDB6D

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FDDB6D sits at step 200.

  1. 50#FFF5D6
    White
    1.08
    Black
    19.28
  2. 100#FFEAAA
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.60
  3. 200This color#FDDB6D
    White
    1.35
    Black
    15.52
  4. 300#DABB55
    White
    1.87
    Black
    11.22
  5. 400#BF9E2B
    White
    2.57
    Black
    8.14
  6. 500#A18300
    White
    3.64
    Black
    5.76
  7. 600#856C00
    White
    5.06
    Black
    4.14
  8. 700#6B5600
    White
    7.10
    Black
    2.95
  9. 800#4E3E00
    White
    10.43
    Black
    2.01
  10. 900#332800
    White
    14.54
    Black
    1.44
  11. 950#1D1500
    White
    18.11
    Black
    1.15

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #FDDB6D can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.143; #FDDB6D uses 94% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.174 there: 22% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.134
sRGB edge
0.143
Display P3 edge
0.174
Rec. 2020 edge
0.217
Dominant wavelength
576 nm
Excitation purity
58%
Chromaticity
x 0.4129, y 0.4373
  • This color#FDDB6D
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFDB63
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.899 0.174 92.4)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fddb6d;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.8575 0.3412); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FDDB6D

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#FEEDB6
  • OKLab50%#FEEEBB
  • OKLCH50%#FEEEBB

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7F6E37
  • OKLab50%#625426
  • OKLCH50%#625426

Its complement #D2DCFF

  • sRGB50%#E8DCB6
  • OKLab50%#E7DDBE
  • OKLCH50%#FFCFDA
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fddb6d, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fddb6d 50%, white);

In use

#FDDB6D in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:115.52:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.35:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.35:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.35:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #8F7400 4.50:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:115.52:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:113.85:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:113.85:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:113.85:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FDDB6D looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 27.3; protanopia changes it least, 3.4.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #EFD862 ΔE2000 3.4

    Close match

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #F8E272 ΔE2000 3.5

    Close match

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFCCC2 ΔE2000 27.3

    Distinct

    Reads as pale muted red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #DDDDDD ΔE2000 25.1

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #D2DCFF. Their lightness contrast is only 1.00:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FDDB6D · #D2DCFF41.0Stays distinct
Protanopia#EFD862 · #D2DFFF40.9Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#F8E272 · #CFDBFE41.6Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FFCCC2 · #C8E2E728.6Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD · #DDDDDD0.0Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FDDB6D

Its complement is #D2DCFF, a pale grayish blue, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDDB6D
  • Complement#D2DCFF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FFD4B0
  • Base#FDDB6D
  • +30°#CEEC84

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDDB6D
  • +120°#98EDFF
  • +240°#FFCAF6

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDDB6D
  • +150°#BFE3FF
  • +210°#E5D5FF

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-crayola-dandelion: #fddb6d;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'crayola-dandelion': '#fddb6d',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-crayola-dandelion: oklch(0.899 0.134 92.4);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "crayola-dandelion": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9922, 0.8588, 0.4275],
        "hex": "#fddb6d"
      },
      "$description": "Crayola Dandelion"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let crayolaDandelion = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.992, green: 0.859, blue: 0.427, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val CrayolaDandelion = Color(0xFFFDDB6D)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #FDDB6D in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.