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Recognised as Colour

#FCD046

  • #FCD046
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#FCD046 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 208, 70 and HSL 45°, 97%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FCD046#FCD046
HEX#FCD046
RGBrgb(252, 208, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8157, 0.2745
RGB percentages98.8%, 81.6%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(45.5, 96.8%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 72.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 17.5%, 72.2%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,568,390
CSS custom property--colour: #FCD046;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.25:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#032FB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E7CD31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2DA4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFBFB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4672FC
Analogous#FC7546, #CDFC46
Triadic#46FCD0, #D046FC
Split complementary#46CDFC, #7546FC
Tetradic#46FC75, #4672FC, #FC46CD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF6DD
Lighter +20%#FEE9AA
Lighter +10%#FDDD78
Darker −10%#FBC314
Darker −20%#D8A504
Darker −30%#A67F03
Darker −40%#745802
More saturated +25%#FFD243
Less saturated −25%#E4C45E

Channel breakdown

R252
G208
B70
Red252 (98.8%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue45.49°
Saturation (HSL)96.81%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G D0 · B 46

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