Recognised as Colour
#F5DD50
- #F5DD50
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F5DD50 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 221, 80 and HSL 51°, 89%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F5DD50#F5DD50
HEX#F5DD50
RGBrgb(245, 221, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.8667, 0.3137
RGB percentages96.1%, 86.7%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(51.3, 89.2%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 67.3%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 67.3%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,112,976
CSS custom property--colour: #F5DD50;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.34:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#0A22AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5068F5
Analogous#F58A50, #BBF550
Triadic#50F5DD, #DD50F5
Split complementary#50BBF5, #8B50F5
Tetradic#50F58A, #5068F5, #F550BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R245
G221
B80
Red245 (96.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue51.27°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G DD · B 50
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