Recognised as Colour
#FBD40D
- #FBD40D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FBD40D is a yellow with RGB values 251, 212, 13 and HSL 50°, 97%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FBD40D#FBD40D
HEX#FBD40D
RGBrgb(251, 212, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8314, 0.051
RGB percentages98.4%, 83.1%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(50.2, 96.7%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 94.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 94.8%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,503,821
CSS custom property--colour: #FBD40D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.53:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#042BF2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D34FB
Analogous#FB5D0D, #ABFB0D
Triadic#0DFBD4, #D40DFB
Split complementary#0DABFB, #5D0DFB
Tetradic#0DFB5D, #0D34FB, #FB0DAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G212
B13
Red251 (98.4%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue50.17°
Saturation (HSL)96.75%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G D4 · B 0D
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