Colour

#FCDD1B

#FCDD1B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCDD1B is a yellow with RGB values 252, 221, 27 and HSL 52°, 97%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCDD1B#FCDD1B

HEX#FCDD1B

RGBrgb(252, 221, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8667, 0.1059

RGB percentages98.8%, 86.7%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(51.7, 97.4%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 89.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 12.3%, 89.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,571,675

CSS custom property--colour: #FCDD1B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.5:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#0322E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4D700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCE231no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCBBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 4.7 Yellow · ΔE 20.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.8 Orange · ΔE 33.2 Yellow green · ΔE 38.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 4.72, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B3AFC

Analogous#FC6D1B, #AAFC1B

Triadic#1BFCDD, #DD1BFC

Split complementary#1BAAFC, #6D1BFC

Tetradic#1BFC6D, #1B3AFC, #FC1BAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBE4

Lighter +30%#FEF4B2

Lighter +20%#FDEC80

Lighter +10%#FDE54D

Darker −10%#E1C203

Darker −20%#AF9702

Darker −30%#7C6B02

Darker −40%#4A4001

More saturated +25%#FFDF18

Less saturated −25%#DFC838

Channel breakdown

R252

G221

B27

Red252 (98.8%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue51.73°

Saturation (HSL)97.4%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G DD · B 1B

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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