Recognised as Colour

#FBD41B

#FBD41B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBD41B is a yellow with RGB values 251, 212, 27 and HSL 50°, 97%, 55%. 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

#FBD41B#FBD41B

HEX#FBD41B

RGBrgb(251, 212, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8314, 0.1059

RGB percentages98.4%, 83.1%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(49.6, 96.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 89.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 15.5%, 89.2%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,503,835

CSS custom property--colour: #FBD41B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#042BE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F6DC2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 4.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.2 Yellow · ΔE 25.4 Orange · ΔE 28.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 35.5 Khaki · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 4.13, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B42FB

Analogous#FB641B, #B2FB1B

Triadic#1BFBD4, #D41BFB

Split complementary#1BB2FB, #641BFB

Tetradic#1BFB64, #1B42FB, #FB1BB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAE3

Lighter +30%#FEF0B1

Lighter +20%#FDE77F

Lighter +10%#FCDD4D

Darker −10%#DFB904

Darker −20%#AD8F03

Darker −30%#7B6602

Darker −40%#493C01

More saturated +25%#FFD717

Less saturated −25%#DEC138

Channel breakdown

R251

G212

B27

Red251 (98.4%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue49.55°

Saturation (HSL)96.55%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G D4 · B 1B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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