Colour

#FBDB00

#FBDB00
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBDB00 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 219, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FBDB00#FBDB00

HEX#FBDB00

RGBrgb(251, 219, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8588, 0

RGB percentages98.4%, 85.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(52.4, 100%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 100%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 12.7%, 100%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,505,600

CSS custom property--colour: #FBDB00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71172WCAG 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 15.23:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#0424FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3D500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE026no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC9BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 3.8 Yellow · ΔE 19.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.8 Orange · ΔE 33.3 Yellow green · ΔE 40 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 40.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 3.78, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0020FB

Analogous#FB5E00, #9DFB00

Triadic#00FBDB, #DB00FB

Split complementary#009DFB, #5E00FB

Tetradic#00FB5E, #0020FB, #FB009D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF8C8

Lighter +30%#FFF195

Lighter +20%#FFEB62

Lighter +10%#FFE42F

Darker −10%#C8AF00

Darker −20%#958200

Darker −30%#625600

Darker −40%#2F2900

More saturated +25%#FBDB00

Less saturated −25%#DCC41F

Channel breakdown

R251

G219

Red251 (98.4%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue52.35°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G DB · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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