Recognised as Colour
#FCE03D
- #FCE03D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FCE03D is a yellow with RGB values 252, 224, 61 and HSL 51°, 97%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FCE03D#FCE03D
HEX#FCE03D
RGBrgb(252, 224, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8784, 0.2392
RGB percentages98.8%, 87.8%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(51.2, 97%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 75.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 75.8%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,572,477
CSS custom property--colour: #FCE03D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.87:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#031FC2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D59FC
Analogous#FC803D, #B9FC3D
Triadic#3DFCE0, #E03DFC
Split complementary#3DB9FC, #803DFC
Tetradic#3DFC80, #3D59FC, #FC3DB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G224
B61
Red252 (98.8%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue51.2°
Saturation (HSL)96.95%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G E0 · B 3D
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