Recognised as Colour
#FBE029
- #FBE029
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FBE029 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 224, 41 and HSL 52°, 96%, 57%. 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
#FBE029#FBE029
HEX#FBE029
RGBrgb(251, 224, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8784, 0.1608
RGB percentages98.4%, 87.8%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(52.3, 96.3%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 83.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 83.7%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,506,921
CSS custom property--colour: #FBE029;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.8:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#041FD6
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 text15.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2944FB
Analogous#FB7729, #ADFB29
Triadic#29FBE0, #E029FB
Split complementary#29ADFB, #7729FB
Tetradic#29FB77, #2944FB, #FB29AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G224
B41
Red251 (98.4%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue52.29°
Saturation (HSL)96.33%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G E0 · B 29
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