Colour
#FBD912
- #FBD912
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FBD912 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 217, 18 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
#FBD912#FBD912
HEX#FBD912
RGBrgb(251, 217, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.851, 0.0706
RGB percentages98.4%, 85.1%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(51.2, 96.7%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 92.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.5%, 92.8%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,505,106
CSS custom property--colour: #FBD912;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70179WCAG 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#0426ED
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#1234FB
Analogous#FB6412, #A9FB12
Triadic#12FBD9, #D912FB
Split complementary#12A9FB, #6512FB
Tetradic#12FB64, #1234FB, #FB12A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G217
B18
Red251 (98.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue51.24°
Saturation (HSL)96.68%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G D9 · B 12
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page