Colour

#FCDF00

#FCDF00
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCDF00 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 223, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 49%. 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

#FCDF00#FCDF00

HEX#FCDF00

RGBrgb(252, 223, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8745, 0

RGB percentages98.8%, 87.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(53.1, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 11.5%, 100%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,572,160

CSS custom property--colour: #FCDF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.69:1

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

Contrast with black15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#0320FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6D900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEE327no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCDBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.5 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 text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 5.7 Yellow · ΔE 17.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.8 Orange · ΔE 35.3 Yellow green · ΔE 39.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 42.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 5.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#001DFC

Analogous#FC6100, #9BFC00

Triadic#00FCDF, #DF00FC

Split complementary#009BFC, #6100FC

Tetradic#00FC61, #001DFC, #FC009B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF9C9

Lighter +30%#FFF396

Lighter +20%#FFED63

Lighter +10%#FFE730

Darker −10%#C9B200

Darker −20%#968500

Darker −30%#635800

Darker −40%#302A00

More saturated +25%#FCDF00

Less saturated −25%#DDC720

Channel breakdown

R252

G223

Red252 (98.8%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue53.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G DF · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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