Colour

#FAE142

#FAE142
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FAE142 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 225, 66 and HSL 52°, 95%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FAE142#FAE142

HEX#FAE142

RGBrgb(250, 225, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.8824, 0.2588

RGB percentages98%, 88.2%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(51.8, 94.8%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 73.6%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 10%, 73.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,441,666

CSS custom property--colour: #FAE142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.91:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#051EBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7DB24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEE44Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD0C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.9 Yellow · ΔE 24.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.5 Khaki · ΔE 30.9 Yellow green · ΔE 34.1 Orange · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#425BFA

Analogous#FA8542, #B7FA42

Triadic#42FAE1, #E142FA

Split complementary#42B7FA, #8542FA

Tetradic#42FA85, #425BFA, #FA42B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF9D7

Lighter +20%#FDF1A5

Lighter +10%#FBE974

Darker −10%#F9D910

Darker −20%#D0B506

Darker −30%#9F8A04

Darker −40%#6D5F03

More saturated +25%#FFE53D

Less saturated −25%#E2CF5A

Channel breakdown

R250

G225

B66

Red250 (98%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue51.85°

Saturation (HSL)94.85%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G E1 · B 42

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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