Recognised as Colour
#F5DE38
- #F5DE38
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F5DE38 is a yellow with RGB values 245, 222, 56 and HSL 53°, 90%, 59%. 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
#F5DE38#F5DE38
HEX#F5DE38
RGBrgb(245, 222, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.8706, 0.2196
RGB percentages96.1%, 87.1%, 22%
HSLhsl(52.7, 90.4%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 77.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 77.1%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,113,208
CSS custom property--colour: #F5DE38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.39:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#0A21C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#384FF5
Analogous#F58038, #ADF538
Triadic#38F5DE, #DE38F5
Split complementary#38ADF5, #8038F5
Tetradic#38F580, #384FF5, #F538AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R245
G222
B56
Red245 (96.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue52.7°
Saturation (HSL)90.43%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G DE · B 38
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