Colour

#FBDD00

#FBDD00
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBDD00 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 221, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 49%. 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

#FBDD00#FBDD00

HEX#FBDD00

RGBrgb(251, 221, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8667, 0

RGB percentages98.4%, 86.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(52.8, 100%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 100%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 12%, 100%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,506,112

CSS custom property--colour: #FBDD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#0422FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4D700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCE126no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCBBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 4.9 Yellow · ΔE 18.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.8 Orange · ΔE 34.4 Yellow green · ΔE 39.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 4.9, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#001EFB

Analogous#FB5F00, #9CFB00

Triadic#00FBDD, #DD00FB

Split complementary#009CFB, #6000FB

Tetradic#00FB5F, #001EFB, #FB009B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF8C8

Lighter +30%#FFF295

Lighter +20%#FFEC62

Lighter +10%#FFE62F

Darker −10%#C8B000

Darker −20%#958300

Darker −30%#625600

Darker −40%#2F2900

More saturated +25%#FBDD00

Less saturated −25%#DCC51F

Channel breakdown

R251

G221

Red251 (98.4%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue52.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G DD · B 00

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Colour values

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