Recognised as Colour
#FBDC18
- #FBDC18
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FBDC18 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 220, 24 and HSL 52°, 97%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FBDC18#FBDC18
HEX#FBDC18
RGBrgb(251, 220, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8627, 0.0941
RGB percentages98.4%, 86.3%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(51.8, 96.6%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 90.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 90.4%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,505,880
CSS custom property--colour: #FBDC18;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.35:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#0423E7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1837FB
Analogous#FB6B18, #A8FB18
Triadic#18FBDC, #DC18FB
Split complementary#18A8FB, #6B18FB
Tetradic#18FB6B, #1837FB, #FB18A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G220
B24
Red251 (98.4%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue51.81°
Saturation (HSL)96.6%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G DC · B 18
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