Colour

#FCE555

#FCE555
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCE555 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 229, 85 and HSL 52°, 97%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCE555#FCE555

HEX#FCE555

RGBrgb(252, 229, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.898, 0.3333

RGB percentages98.8%, 89.8%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(51.7, 96.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 66.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.1%, 66.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,573,781

CSS custom property--colour: #FCE555;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.48:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#031AAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FADF42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE85Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.3 Khaki · ΔE 25.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.7 Yellow · ΔE 28.6 Yellow green · ΔE 33.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#556CFC

Analogous#FC9255, #BFFC55

Triadic#55FCE5, #E555FC

Split complementary#55BFFC, #9255FC

Tetradic#55FC92, #556CFC, #FC55BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFCEB

Lighter +20%#FEF4B9

Lighter +10%#FDED87

Darker −10%#FBDD23

Darker −20%#E7C804

Darker −30%#B59C03

Darker −40%#837102

More saturated +25%#FFE752

Less saturated −25%#E6D56B

Channel breakdown

R252

G229

B85

Red252 (98.8%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue51.74°

Saturation (HSL)96.53%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G E5 · B 55

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Colour values

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