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Colour

#FAFA00

  • #FAFA00
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#FAFA00 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 250, 0 and HSL 60°, 100%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#FAFA00#FAFA00
HEX#FAFA00
RGBrgb(250, 250, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.9804, 0
RGB percentages98%, 98%, 0%
HSLhsl(60, 100%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 100%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,448,000
CSS custom property--colour: #FAFA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.74:1
Contrast with white1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#0505FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF530no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE9D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 2.2Gold · ΔE 21.9Green yellow · ΔE 33.4Yellow green · ΔE 36.6Goldenrod · ΔE 45.6Chartreuse · ΔE 47.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 2.22, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0000FA
Analogous#FA7D00, #7DFA00
Triadic#00FAFA, #FA00FA
Split complementary#007DFA, #7D00FA
Tetradic#00FA7D, #0000FA, #FA007D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFC7
Lighter +30%#FFFF94
Lighter +20%#FFFF61
Lighter +10%#FFFF2E
Darker −10%#C7C700
Darker −20%#949400
Darker −30%#616100
Darker −40%#2E2E00
More saturated +25%#FAFA00
Less saturated −25%#DBDB1F

Channel breakdown

R250
G250
B0
Red250 (98%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR FA · G FA · B 00

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