Colour

#FCD000

#FCD000
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCD000 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 208, 0 and HSL 50°, 100%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCD000#FCD000

HEX#FCD000

RGBrgb(252, 208, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8157, 0

RGB percentages98.8%, 81.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(49.5, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 17.5%, 100%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,568,320

CSS custom property--colour: #FCD000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.16:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#032FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3D921no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBDB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 3.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.4 Orange · ΔE 26.4 Yellow · ΔE 26.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 35.7 Dark orange · ΔE 40.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 3.43, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#002CFC

Analogous#FC5200, #AAFC00

Triadic#00FCD0, #D000FC

Split complementary#00AAFC, #5200FC

Tetradic#00FC52, #002CFC, #FC00AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF6C9

Lighter +30%#FFED96

Lighter +20%#FFE463

Lighter +10%#FFDB30

Darker −10%#C9A600

Darker −20%#967C00

Darker −30%#635200

Darker −40%#302800

More saturated +25%#FCD000

Less saturated −25%#DDBC20

Channel breakdown

R252

G208

Red252 (98.8%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue49.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G D0 · B 00

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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