Colour

#FBE541

#FBE541
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBE541 is a yellow with RGB values 251, 229, 65 and HSL 53°, 96%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FBE541#FBE541

HEX#FBE541

RGBrgb(251, 229, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.898, 0.2549

RGB percentages98.4%, 89.8%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(52.9, 95.9%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 74.1%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 8.8%, 74.1%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,508,225

CSS custom property--colour: #FBE541;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#041ABE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBDE20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE74Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD4C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.8 Yellow · ΔE 22.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.7 Khaki · ΔE 32.2 Yellow green · ΔE 33.5 Orange · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4157FB

Analogous#FB8841, #B4FB41

Triadic#41FBE5, #E541FB

Split complementary#41B4FB, #8841FB

Tetradic#41FB88, #4157FB, #FB41B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFAD7

Lighter +20%#FDF3A5

Lighter +10%#FCEC73

Darker −10%#FADE0F

Darker −20%#D2B904

Darker −30%#A08D03

Darker −40%#6E6102

More saturated +25%#FFE83D

Less saturated −25%#E3D259

Channel breakdown

R251

G229

B65

Red251 (98.4%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue52.9°

Saturation (HSL)95.88%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G E5 · B 41

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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