Colour
#FCE125
- #FCE125
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FCE125 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 225, 37 and HSL 52°, 97%, 57%. 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
#FCE125#FCE125
HEX#FCE125
RGBrgb(252, 225, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8824, 0.1451
RGB percentages98.8%, 88.2%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(52.5, 97.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 85.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 85.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,572,709
CSS custom property--colour: #FCE125;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.94:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#031EDA
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 text15.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2540FC
Analogous#FC7625, #ACFC25
Triadic#25FCE1, #E125FC
Split complementary#25ACFC, #7625FC
Tetradic#25FC76, #2540FC, #FC25AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G225
B37
Red252 (98.8%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue52.47°
Saturation (HSL)97.29%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G E1 · B 25
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