Colour

#FCE24D

#FCE24D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCE24D is a yellow with RGB values 252, 226, 77 and HSL 51°, 97%, 65%. 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

#FCE24D#FCE24D

HEX#FCE24D

RGBrgb(252, 226, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8863, 0.302

RGB percentages98.8%, 88.6%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(51.1, 96.7%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 69.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 69.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,573,005

CSS custom property--colour: #FCE24D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.12:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#031DB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7DC37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEE656no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.6 Yellow · ΔE 27.5 Khaki · ΔE 27.6 Yellow green · ΔE 34.3 Orange · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4D67FC

Analogous#FC8B4D, #BFFC4D

Triadic#4DFCE2, #E24DFC

Split complementary#4DBFFC, #8B4DFC

Tetradic#4DFC8B, #4D67FC, #FC4DBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBE3

Lighter +20%#FEF2B1

Lighter +10%#FDEA7F

Darker −10%#FBDA1B

Darker −20%#DFBF04

Darker −30%#AD9403

Darker −40%#7B6902

More saturated +25%#FFE44A

Less saturated −25%#E5D264

Channel breakdown

R252

G226

B77

Red252 (98.8%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue51.09°

Saturation (HSL)96.69%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G E2 · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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