Information about Custard color

#FFFD78 - Custard color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FFFD78 ("Custard") belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 253, 120) — 100% red, 99.2% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 53 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FFFD78 reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Butter Yellow (#FFFD74). Nearby in the Register you will also find Unmellow Yellow (#FDFC74) and Banana (#FFFF7E).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 253, 120) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FFFD78 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 19.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.1:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Custard" in the Register.

Custard color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Custard color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Custard

#FFFD78
#FFFD94

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#FFFDAF

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#FFFEC9

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#FFFEE4

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White

#FFFFFF

Custard color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Custard

#FFFD78
#FFFB2E

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#E2DE00

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#969400

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#4B4A00

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Black

#000000

Custard color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Custard

#FFFD78
#EFED71

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#DAD86D

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#C1BF6E

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#A2A274

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Grey

#808080

Custard color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#7AFF92

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#97FF7A

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#CCFF7A

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Custard

#FFFD78
#FFC77A

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#FF927A

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#FF7A97

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Custard color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#FFFD78
Custard

#FFFD78

#7A7DFF
#7A7DFF

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#FFFD78
Custard

#FFFD78

#BA7AFF
#BA7AFF

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#7ABFFF
#7ABFFF

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#BFFF7A
#BFFF7A

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#FFFD78
Custard

#FFFD78

#FFBA7A
#FFBA7A

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#FFFD78
Custard

#FFFD78

#7AFFFD
#7AFFFD

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#FD7AFF
#FD7AFF

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#FFFD78
Custard

#FFFD78

#7DFF7A
#7DFF7A

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#7A7DFF
#7A7DFF

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#FD7AFF
#FD7AFF

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#FFFD78
Custard

#FFFD78

#7AFFBA
#7AFFBA

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#7A7DFF
#7A7DFF

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#FF7ABF
#FF7ABF

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Nearest named colors to Custard

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Butter Yellow color link
Butter Yellow

#FFFD74

Unmellow Yellow color link
Unmellow Yellow

#FDFC74

Banana color link
Banana

#FFFF7E

Faded Yellow color link
Faded Yellow

#FEFF7F

Butter color link
Butter

#FFFF81

Yellowish Tan color link
Yellowish Tan

#FCFC81

Pale Yellow color link
Pale Yellow

#FFFF84

Corn Yellow color link
Corn Yellow

#FFF380

Manilla color link
Manilla

#FFFA86

Witch Haze color link
Witch Haze

#FBF073

Sandy Yellow color link
Sandy Yellow

#FDEE73

Dolly color link
Dolly

#F5F171

Custard color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#FFFD78 - Custard color image Custard color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#FFFD78 - Custard color image Custard color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#FFFD78 - Custard color image Custard color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#FFFD78 - Custard color image Custard color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFFD78
  • RGB255, 253, 120
  • CMYK0, 1, 53, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 253, 120)
  • HSL59°, 100%, 74%
  • HSL Precise59.111°, 100%, 73.529%
  • HSV59°, 53%, 100%
  • HSB59°, 53%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.992, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.992, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.992, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFFD78
  • DECIMAL ID16776568
  • Name Length7
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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