Colour
#FCD600
- #FCD600
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FCD600 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 214, 0 and HSL 51°, 100%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FCD600#FCD600
HEX#FCD600
RGBrgb(252, 214, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8392, 0
RGB percentages98.8%, 83.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(51, 100%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 100%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 100%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,569,856
CSS custom property--colour: #FCD600;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.76:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#0329FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0026FC
Analogous#FC5800, #A4FC00
Triadic#00FCD6, #D600FC
Split complementary#00A4FC, #5800FC
Tetradic#00FC58, #0026FC, #FC00A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G214
B0
Red252 (98.8%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue50.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G D6 · B 00
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