Colour

#F0D553

#F0D553
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#F0D553 is a yellow with RGB values 240, 213, 83 and HSL 50°, 84%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#F0D553#F0D553

HEX#F0D553

RGBrgb(240, 213, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8353, 0.3255

RGB percentages94.1%, 83.5%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(49.7, 84%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 65.4%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 65.4%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,783,251

CSS custom property--colour: #F0D553;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.35:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#0F2AAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9D043no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D95Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 20.1 Khaki · ΔE 21.3 Gold · ΔE 22 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.2 Orange · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#536EF0

Analogous#F08653, #BDF053

Triadic#53F0D5, #D553F0

Split complementary#53BDF0, #8653F0

Tetradic#53F086, #536EF0, #F053BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF7E0

Lighter +20%#F8ECB1

Lighter +10%#F4E082

Darker −10%#ECCA24

Darker −20%#CBAB12

Darker −30%#9C840E

Darker −40%#6D5C0A

More saturated +25%#FFDF44

Less saturated −25%#D9C66A

Channel breakdown

R240

G213

B83

Red240 (94.1%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue49.68°

Saturation (HSL)83.96%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G D5 · B 53

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