Recognised as Colour
#F5DE28
- #F5DE28
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F5DE28 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 222, 40 and HSL 53°, 91%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F5DE28#F5DE28
HEX#F5DE28
RGBrgb(245, 222, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.8706, 0.1569
RGB percentages96.1%, 87.1%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(53.3, 91.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 83.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 83.7%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,113,192
CSS custom property--colour: #F5DE28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#0A21D7
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 text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#283FF5
Analogous#F57728, #A6F528
Triadic#28F5DE, #DE28F5
Split complementary#28A6F5, #7728F5
Tetradic#28F577, #283FF5, #F528A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R245
G222
B40
Red245 (96.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue53.27°
Saturation (HSL)91.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G DE · B 28
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