Recognised as Colour
#FAE63A
- #FAE63A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FAE63A is a yellow with RGB values 250, 230, 58 and HSL 54°, 95%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FAE63A#FAE63A
HEX#FAE63A
RGBrgb(250, 230, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.902, 0.2275
RGB percentages98%, 90.2%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(53.8, 95%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.8, 76.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 76.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,442,938
CSS custom property--colour: #FAE63A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.44:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#0519C5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A4EFA
Analogous#FA863A, #AEFA3A
Triadic#3AFAE6, #E63AFA
Split complementary#3AAEFA, #863AFA
Tetradic#3AFA86, #3A4EFA, #FA3AAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G230
B58
Red250 (98%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue53.75°
Saturation (HSL)95.05%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G E6 · B 3A
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