Colour

#FAFF5C

#FAFF5C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#FAFF5C is a yellow with RGB values 250, 255, 92 and HSL 62°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#FAFF5C#FAFF5C

HEX#FAFF5C

RGBrgb(250, 255, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 1, 0.3608

RGB percentages98%, 100%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(61.8, 100%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.8, 63.9%, 100%)

CMYK2%, 0%, 63.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,449,372

CSS custom property--colour: #FAFF5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness240.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.52:1

Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2

Inverted#0500A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF446no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF967no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFF0DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 20.2 Gold · ΔE 25.2 Yellow green · ΔE 27.7 Khaki · ΔE 32.3 Green yellow · ΔE 32.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 20.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#615CFF

Analogous#FFB35C, #A9FF5C

Triadic#5CFAFF, #FF5CFA

Split complementary#5CA9FF, #B25CFF

Tetradic#5CFFB3, #615CFF, #FF5CA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFF5

Lighter +20%#FDFFC2

Lighter +10%#FCFF8F

Darker −10%#F8FF29

Darker −20%#EDF500

Darker −30%#BCC200

Darker −40%#8B8F00

More saturated +25%#FAFF5C

Less saturated −25%#E7EB70

Channel breakdown

R250

G255

B92

Red250 (98%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue61.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR FA · G FF · B 5C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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