Recognised as Colour
#FBD71E
- #FBD71E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FBD71E is a yellow with RGB values 251, 215, 30 and HSL 50°, 97%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FBD71E#FBD71E
HEX#FBD71E
RGBrgb(251, 215, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8431, 0.1176
RGB percentages98.4%, 84.3%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(50.2, 96.5%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 88%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 88%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,504,606
CSS custom property--colour: #FBD71E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.84:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#0428E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E42FB
Analogous#FB681E, #B1FB1E
Triadic#1EFBD7, #D71EFB
Split complementary#1EB1FB, #681EFB
Tetradic#1EFB68, #1E42FB, #FB1EB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G215
B30
Red251 (98.4%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue50.23°
Saturation (HSL)96.51%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G D7 · B 1E
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