Recognised as Colour
#FBD911
- #FBD911
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FBD911 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 217, 17 and HSL 51°, 97%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FBD911#FBD911
HEX#FBD911
RGBrgb(251, 217, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.851, 0.0667
RGB percentages98.4%, 85.1%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(51.3, 96.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 93.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.5%, 93.2%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,505,105
CSS custom property--colour: #FBD911;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.04:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#0426EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1133FB
Analogous#FB6411, #A8FB11
Triadic#11FBD9, #D911FB
Split complementary#11A8FB, #6411FB
Tetradic#11FB64, #1133FB, #FB11A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G217
B17
Red251 (98.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue51.28°
Saturation (HSL)96.69%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G D9 · B 11
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