Colour

#FBDD16

#FBDD16
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBDD16 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 221, 22 and HSL 52°, 97%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#FBDD16

RGBrgb(251, 221, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8667, 0.0863

RGB percentages98.4%, 86.7%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(52.1, 96.6%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 91.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 12%, 91.2%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,506,134

CSS custom property--colour: #FBDD16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.46:1

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

Contrast with black15.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#0422E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4D700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCE22Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCBBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text15.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 4.9 Yellow · ΔE 19.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.4 Orange · ΔE 33.8 Yellow green · ΔE 38.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 4.89, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1634FB

Analogous#FB6A16, #A7FB16

Triadic#16FBDD, #DD16FB

Split complementary#16A6FB, #6B16FB

Tetradic#16FB6A, #1634FB, #FB16A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFADF

Lighter +30%#FEF3AC

Lighter +20%#FDEC7A

Lighter +10%#FCE448

Darker −10%#DABE04

Darker −20%#A89203

Darker −30%#766702

Darker −40%#443B01

More saturated +25%#FFE012

Less saturated −25%#DDC734

Channel breakdown

R251

G221

B22

Red251 (98.4%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue52.14°

Saturation (HSL)96.62%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G DD · B 16

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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