Recognised as Colour
#FBDF4F
- #FBDF4F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FBDF4F is a yellow with RGB values 251, 223, 79 and HSL 50°, 96%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FBDF4F#FBDF4F
HEX#FBDF4F
RGBrgb(251, 223, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8745, 0.3098
RGB percentages98.4%, 87.5%, 31%
HSLhsl(50.2, 95.6%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 68.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 68.5%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,506,703
CSS custom property--colour: #FBDF4F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.77:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#0420B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F6BFB
Analogous#FB894F, #C1FB4F
Triadic#4FFBDF, #DF4FFB
Split complementary#4FC1FB, #894FFB
Tetradic#4FFB89, #4F6BFB, #FB4FC1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G223
B79
Red251 (98.4%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue50.23°
Saturation (HSL)95.56%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G DF · B 4F
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