Recognised as Colour
#FBE046
- #FBE046
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FBE046 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 224, 70 and HSL 51°, 96%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FBE046#FBE046
HEX#FBE046
RGBrgb(251, 224, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.8784, 0.2745
RGB percentages98.4%, 87.8%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(51, 95.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 72.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 72.1%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,506,950
CSS custom property--colour: #FBE046;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.85:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#041FB9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4661FB
Analogous#FB8646, #BBFB46
Triadic#46FBE0, #E046FB
Split complementary#46BBFB, #8646FB
Tetradic#46FB85, #4661FB, #FB46BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G224
B70
Red251 (98.4%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue51.05°
Saturation (HSL)95.77%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G E0 · B 46
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