Colour
#FBC000
- #FBC000
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FBC000 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 192, 0 and HSL 46°, 100%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FBC000#FBC000
HEX#FBC000
RGBrgb(251, 192, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.7529, 0
RGB percentages98.4%, 75.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(45.9, 100%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 100%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 23.5%, 100%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,498,688
CSS custom property--colour: #FBC000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#043FFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#003BFB
Analogous#FB4300, #B8FB00
Triadic#00FBC0, #C000FB
Split complementary#00B9FB, #4200FB
Tetradic#00FB43, #003BFB, #FB00B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G192
B0
Red251 (98.4%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue45.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G C0 · B 00
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