Diner
Open in tool →Cherry red, mint-teal and butter yellow — chrome-and-vinyl retro; the red does the work, the teal cools it.
Color
#fdd85e
#fdd85e
hex
#fdd85ergb
rgb(253, 216, 94)hsl
hsl(46, 98%, 68%)oklch
oklch(0.891 0.145 92.3)Closest name: Mustard Yellow (#ffdb58)Relative luminance 0.708
Colors that go with #fdd85e
Charcoal, Cornflower Blue and Deep Sky Blue lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
complementaryshippedCornflower Blue sits directly opposite #fdd85e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
split-complementshippedDeep Sky Blue is a split-complement of #fdd85e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #fdd85e in 4 real palettes, including Diner and Lay's's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #fdd85e: 5 real palettes, including FIFA's brand system and Ikea's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Sky Blue #87ceeb
shippedSky Blue is paired with #fdd85e in 4 real palettes, including Pastel Pop and Oatly's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
shippedDesigners have shipped Steel Blue with #fdd85e: 4 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Beach Hut, as the accent.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #fdd85e in 15 real palettes, including Meadow and Citrus Grove, as the text colour against it.
Real palettes that use #fdd85e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #fdd85e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.39:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 15.16:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #fdd85e as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#fdd85e reads as warm, vivid, playful. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #fdd85e
live endpointPoint any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #fdd85e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/fdd85e-c4bf9c-62adcb-2a2d1f-f1ece9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
Machine-readable: color.md