Recognised as Colour
#FAE152
- #FAE152
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FAE152 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 225, 82 and HSL 51°, 94%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FAE152#FAE152
HEX#FAE152
RGBrgb(250, 225, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.8824, 0.3216
RGB percentages98%, 88.2%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(51.1, 94.4%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 67.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 67.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,441,682
CSS custom property--colour: #FAE152;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.96:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#051EAD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#526BFA
Analogous#FA8D52, #BFFA52
Triadic#52FAE1, #E152FA
Split complementary#52BFFA, #8D52FA
Tetradic#52FA8D, #526BFA, #FA52BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G225
B82
Red250 (98%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue51.07°
Saturation (HSL)94.38%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G E1 · B 52
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