Colour
#FCE36A
- #FCE36A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#FCE36A is a yellow with RGB values 252, 227, 106 and HSL 50°, 96%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#FCE36A#FCE36A
HEX#FCE36A
RGBrgb(252, 227, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8902, 0.4157
RGB percentages98.8%, 89%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(49.7, 96.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 57.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 57.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,573,290
CSS custom property--colour: #FCE36A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.33:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#031C95
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A83FC
Analogous#FC9A6A, #CCFC6A
Triadic#6AFCE3, #E36AFC
Split complementary#6ACCFC, #9A6AFC
Tetradic#6AFC9A, #6A83FC, #FC6ACC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G227
B106
Red252 (98.8%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue49.73°
Saturation (HSL)96.05%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G E3 · B 6A
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