Recognised as Colour
#FCE56A
- #FCE56A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#FCE56A is a yellow with RGB values 252, 229, 106 and HSL 51°, 96%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#FCE56A#FCE56A
HEX#FCE56A
RGBrgb(252, 229, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.898, 0.4157
RGB percentages98.8%, 89.8%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(50.5, 96.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 57.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 57.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,573,802
CSS custom property--colour: #FCE56A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.55:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#031A95
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A81FC
Analogous#FC9C6A, #CAFC6A
Triadic#6AFCE5, #E56AFC
Split complementary#6ACAFC, #9C6AFC
Tetradic#6AFC9C, #6A81FC, #FC6ACA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G229
B106
Red252 (98.8%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue50.55°
Saturation (HSL)96.05%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G E5 · B 6A
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