Colour

#FBEC3C

#FBEC3C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FBEC3C is a yellow with RGB values 251, 236, 60 and HSL 55°, 96%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FBEC3C#FBEC3C

HEX#FBEC3C

RGBrgb(251, 236, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.9255, 0.2353

RGB percentages98.4%, 92.5%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(55.3, 96%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.3, 76.1%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 6%, 76.1%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,510,012

CSS custom property--colour: #FBEC3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.17:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#0413C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE40Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEC4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDBCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.9 Yellow · ΔE 17.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.4 Yellow green · ΔE 32.6 Khaki · ΔE 35.7 Green yellow · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C4BFB

Analogous#FB8C3C, #ABFB3C

Triadic#3CFBEC, #EC3CFB

Split complementary#3CAAFB, #8D3CFB

Tetradic#3CFB8D, #3C4BFB, #FB3CAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFBD2

Lighter +20%#FDF6A0

Lighter +10%#FCF16E

Darker −10%#FAE70A

Darker −20%#CDBD04

Darker −30%#9B8F03

Darker −40%#696102

More saturated +25%#FFEF38

Less saturated −25%#E2D755

Channel breakdown

R251

G236

B60

Red251 (98.4%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue55.29°

Saturation (HSL)95.98%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G EC · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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