Recognised as Colour
#FCE45E
- #FCE45E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#FCE45E is a yellow with RGB values 252, 228, 94 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 Khaki.
Colour values
#FCE45E#FCE45E
HEX#FCE45E
RGBrgb(252, 228, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8941, 0.3686
RGB percentages98.8%, 89.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(50.9, 96.3%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 62.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 62.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,573,534
CSS custom property--colour: #FCE45E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7699WCAG 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 16.4:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#031BA1
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 text16.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E76FC
Analogous#FC955E, #C5FC5E
Triadic#5EFCE4, #E45EFC
Split complementary#5EC5FC, #955EFC
Tetradic#5EFC95, #5E76FC, #FC5EC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G228
B94
Red252 (98.8%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue50.89°
Saturation (HSL)96.34%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G E4 · B 5E
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