Recognised as Colour
#FADD46
- #FADD46
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FADD46 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 221, 70 and HSL 50°, 95%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FADD46#FADD46
HEX#FADD46
RGBrgb(250, 221, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.8667, 0.2745
RGB percentages98%, 86.7%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(50.3, 94.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 72%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 72%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,440,646
CSS custom property--colour: #FADD46;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.5:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#0522B9
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 text15.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4663FA
Analogous#FA8346, #BDFA46
Triadic#46FADD, #DD46FA
Split complementary#46BDFA, #8346FA
Tetradic#46FA83, #4663FA, #FA46BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G221
B70
Red250 (98%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue50.33°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G DD · B 46
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