Recognised as Colour
#FCE45D
- #FCE45D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FCE45D is a yellow with RGB values 252, 228, 93 and HSL 51°, 96%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FCE45D#FCE45D
HEX#FCE45D
RGBrgb(252, 228, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8941, 0.3647
RGB percentages98.8%, 89.4%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(50.9, 96.4%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 63.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 63.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,573,533
CSS custom property--colour: #FCE45D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#031BA2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D75FC
Analogous#FC945D, #C5FC5D
Triadic#5DFCE4, #E45DFC
Split complementary#5DC5FC, #955DFC
Tetradic#5DFC94, #5D75FC, #FC5DC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G228
B93
Red252 (98.8%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue50.94°
Saturation (HSL)96.36%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G E4 · B 5D
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