Recognised as Colour
#FAE347
- #FAE347
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FAE347 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 227, 71 and HSL 52°, 95%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FAE347#FAE347
HEX#FAE347
RGBrgb(250, 227, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.8902, 0.2784
RGB percentages98%, 89%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(52.3, 94.7%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 71.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 71.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,442,183
CSS custom property--colour: #FAE347;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.14:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#051CB8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#475EFA
Analogous#FA8947, #B8FA47
Triadic#47FAE3, #E347FA
Split complementary#47B7FA, #8A47FA
Tetradic#47FA89, #475EFA, #FA47B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G227
B71
Red250 (98%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue52.29°
Saturation (HSL)94.71%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G E3 · B 47
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