Colour
#FCE225
- #FCE225
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FCE225 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 226, 37 and HSL 53°, 97%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FCE225#FCE225
HEX#FCE225
RGBrgb(252, 226, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8863, 0.1451
RGB percentages98.8%, 88.6%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(52.7, 97.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 85.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 85.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,572,965
CSS custom property--colour: #FCE225;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.04:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#031DDA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#253FFC
Analogous#FC7725, #ABFC25
Triadic#25FCE2, #E225FC
Split complementary#25AAFC, #7725FC
Tetradic#25FC77, #253FFC, #FC25AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G226
B37
Red252 (98.8%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue52.74°
Saturation (HSL)97.29%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G E2 · B 25
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