Colour

#FBD42A

#FBD42A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBD42A is a yellow with RGB values 251, 212, 42 and HSL 49°, 96%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FBD42A#FBD42A

HEX#FBD42A

RGBrgb(251, 212, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8314, 0.1647

RGB percentages98.4%, 83.1%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(48.8, 96.3%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 83.3%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 15.5%, 83.3%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,503,850

CSS custom property--colour: #FBD42A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1

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

Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#042BD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DC38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 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 text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 7.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.3 Yellow · ΔE 27.2 Orange · ΔE 27.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.8 Khaki · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A51FB

Analogous#FB6C2A, #B9FB2A

Triadic#2AFBD4, #D42AFB

Split complementary#2AB9FB, #6C2AFB

Tetradic#2AFB6C, #2A51FB, #FB2AB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFCF2

Lighter +30%#FEF2C0

Lighter +20%#FDE88E

Lighter +10%#FCDE5C

Darker −10%#EEC204

Darker −20%#BB9904

Darker −30%#897003

Darker −40%#574702

More saturated +25%#FFD726

Less saturated −25%#E0C345

Channel breakdown

R251

G212

B42

Red251 (98.4%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue48.8°

Saturation (HSL)96.31%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G D4 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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