Recognised as Colour
#FCE027
- #FCE027
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FCE027 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 224, 39 and HSL 52°, 97%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FCE027#FCE027
HEX#FCE027
RGBrgb(252, 224, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8784, 0.1529
RGB percentages98.8%, 87.8%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(52.1, 97.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 84.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 84.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,572,455
CSS custom property--colour: #FCE027;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.83:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#031FD8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2743FC
Analogous#FC7627, #ADFC27
Triadic#27FCE0, #E027FC
Split complementary#27ADFC, #7527FC
Tetradic#27FC76, #2743FC, #FC27AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G224
B39
Red252 (98.8%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue52.11°
Saturation (HSL)97.26%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G E0 · B 27
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