Colour
#FCE245
- #FCE245
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FCE245 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 226, 69 and HSL 51°, 97%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FCE245#FCE245
HEX#FCE245
RGBrgb(252, 226, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8863, 0.2706
RGB percentages98.8%, 88.6%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(51.5, 96.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 72.6%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 72.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,572,997
CSS custom property--colour: #FCE245;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.1:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#031DBA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#455FFC
Analogous#FC8745, #BBFC45
Triadic#45FCE2, #E245FC
Split complementary#45BAFC, #8745FC
Tetradic#45FC87, #455FFC, #FC45BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G226
B69
Red252 (98.8%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue51.48°
Saturation (HSL)96.83%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G E2 · B 45
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page