Recognised as Colour
#FCE02C
- #FCE02C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FCE02C is a yellow with RGB values 252, 224, 44 and HSL 52°, 97%, 58%. 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
#FCE02C#FCE02C
HEX#FCE02C
RGBrgb(252, 224, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8784, 0.1725
RGB percentages98.8%, 87.8%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(51.9, 97.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 82.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 82.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,572,460
CSS custom property--colour: #FCE02C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.84:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#031FD3
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 text15.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C48FC
Analogous#FC782C, #B0FC2C
Triadic#2CFCE0, #E02CFC
Split complementary#2CB0FC, #782CFC
Tetradic#2CFC78, #2C48FC, #FC2CB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G224
B44
Red252 (98.8%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue51.92°
Saturation (HSL)97.2%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G E0 · B 2C
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