Colour
#FCE957
- #FCE957
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FCE957 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 233, 87 and HSL 53°, 96%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FCE957#FCE957
HEX#FCE957
RGBrgb(252, 233, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9137, 0.3412
RGB percentages98.8%, 91.4%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(53.1, 96.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 65.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 65.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,574,807
CSS custom property--colour: #FCE957;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.93:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#0316A8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#576AFC
Analogous#FC9657, #BCFC57
Triadic#57FCE9, #E957FC
Split complementary#57BCFC, #9657FC
Tetradic#57FC97, #576AFC, #FC57BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G233
B87
Red252 (98.8%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue53.09°
Saturation (HSL)96.49%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G E9 · B 57
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