Colour
#FBBE00
- #FBBE00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FBBE00 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 190, 0 and HSL 45°, 100%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FBBE00#FBBE00
HEX#FBBE00
RGBrgb(251, 190, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.7451, 0
RGB percentages98.4%, 74.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(45.4, 100%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 100%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 100%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,498,176
CSS custom property--colour: #FBBE00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#0441FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#003DFB
Analogous#FB4000, #BBFB00
Triadic#00FBBE, #BE00FB
Split complementary#00BBFB, #4000FB
Tetradic#00FB40, #003DFB, #FB00BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G190
B0
Red251 (98.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue45.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G BE · B 00
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