Recognised as Colour

#FCD61D

#FCD61D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCD61D is a yellow with RGB values 252, 214, 29 and HSL 50°, 97%, 55%. 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

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HEX#FCD61D

RGBrgb(252, 214, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8392, 0.1137

RGB percentages98.8%, 83.9%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(49.8, 97.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 88.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 15.1%, 88.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,569,885

CSS custom property--colour: #FCD61D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#0329E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EED200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7DD30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 3.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 24 Yellow · ΔE 24.6 Orange · ΔE 29 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 36.3 Khaki · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 3.89, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D43FC

Analogous#FC661D, #B3FC1D

Triadic#1DFCD6, #D61DFC

Split complementary#1DB2FC, #671DFC

Tetradic#1DFC66, #1D43FC, #FC1DB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBE6

Lighter +30%#FEF1B4

Lighter +20%#FDE882

Lighter +10%#FDDF4F

Darker −10%#E3BD03

Darker −20%#B19302

Darker −30%#7E6902

Darker −40%#4C3F01

More saturated +25%#FFD81A

Less saturated −25%#DFC33A

Channel breakdown

R252

G214

B29

Red252 (98.8%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue49.78°

Saturation (HSL)97.38%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G D6 · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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