Recognised as Colour
#FAD520
- #FAD520
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FAD520 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 213, 32 and HSL 50°, 96%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FAD520#FAD520
HEX#FAD520
RGBrgb(250, 213, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.8353, 0.1255
RGB percentages98%, 83.5%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(49.8, 95.6%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 87.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 87.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,438,560
CSS custom property--colour: #FAD520;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.6:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#052ADF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2045FA
Analogous#FA6820, #B2FA20
Triadic#20FAD5, #D520FA
Split complementary#20B2FA, #6820FA
Tetradic#20FA68, #2045FA, #FA20B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G213
B32
Red250 (98%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue49.82°
Saturation (HSL)95.61%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G D5 · B 20
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