Recognised as Colour
#FAD116
- #FAD116
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FAD116 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 209, 22 and HSL 49°, 96%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FAD116#FAD116
HEX#FAD116
RGBrgb(250, 209, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.8196, 0.0863
RGB percentages98%, 82%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(49.2, 95.8%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 91.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 91.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,437,526
CSS custom property--colour: #FAD116;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.2:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#052EE9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#163FFA
Analogous#FA5F16, #B1FA16
Triadic#16FAD1, #D116FA
Split complementary#16B1FA, #5F16FA
Tetradic#16FA5F, #163FFA, #FA16B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G209
B22
Red250 (98%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue49.21°
Saturation (HSL)95.8%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G D1 · B 16
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