Colour
#FAE943
- #FAE943
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FAE943 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 233, 67 and HSL 54°, 95%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FAE943#FAE943
HEX#FAE943
RGBrgb(250, 233, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9137, 0.2627
RGB percentages98%, 91.4%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(54.4, 94.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.4, 73.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 73.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,443,715
CSS custom property--colour: #FAE943;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.8:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0516BC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4354FA
Analogous#FA8E43, #B0FA43
Triadic#43FAE9, #E943FA
Split complementary#43B0FA, #8D43FA
Tetradic#43FA8D, #4354FA, #FA43B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G233
B67
Red250 (98%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue54.43°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G E9 · B 43
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