Colour

#FCDE48

#FCDE48
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCDE48 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 222, 72 and HSL 50°, 97%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCDE48#FCDE48

HEX#FCDE48

RGBrgb(252, 222, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8706, 0.2824

RGB percentages98.8%, 87.1%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(50, 96.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 71.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 11.9%, 71.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,571,976

CSS custom property--colour: #FCDE48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#0321B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4D930no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCE351no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCDC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Yellow · ΔE 28.2 Khaki · ΔE 28.6 Orange · ΔE 32.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4866FC

Analogous#FC8448, #C0FC48

Triadic#48FCDE, #DE48FC

Split complementary#48C0FC, #8448FC

Tetradic#48FC84, #4866FC, #FC48C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF9DF

Lighter +20%#FEF0AC

Lighter +10%#FDE77A

Darker −10%#FBD516

Darker −20%#DAB704

Darker −30%#A88D03

Darker −40%#766302

More saturated +25%#FFE045

Less saturated −25%#E5CF5F

Channel breakdown

R252

G222

B72

Red252 (98.8%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)96.77%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G DE · B 48

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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