Colour

#FBD943

#FBD943
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBD943 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 217, 67 and HSL 49°, 96%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FBD943#FBD943

HEX#FBD943

RGBrgb(251, 217, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.851, 0.2627

RGB percentages98.4%, 85.1%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(48.9, 95.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 73.3%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 13.5%, 73.3%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,505,155

CSS custom property--colour: #FBD943;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.11:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#0426BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFD429no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8DF4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Khaki · ΔE 29.4 Yellow · ΔE 29.4 Orange · ΔE 30.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4365FB

Analogous#FB7D43, #C1FB43

Triadic#43FBD9, #D943FB

Split complementary#43C1FB, #7D43FB

Tetradic#43FB7D, #4365FB, #FB43C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF7D9

Lighter +20%#FDEDA7

Lighter +10%#FCE375

Darker −10%#FACF11

Darker −20%#D3AD05

Darker −30%#A28403

Darker −40%#705B02

More saturated +25%#FFDC3F

Less saturated −25%#E3CA5B

Channel breakdown

R251

G217

B67

Red251 (98.4%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue48.91°

Saturation (HSL)95.83%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G D9 · B 43

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Colour values

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