Colour

#FCED43

#FCED43
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FCED43 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 237, 67 and HSL 55°, 97%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FCED43#FCED43

HEX#FCED43

RGBrgb(252, 237, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9294, 0.2627

RGB percentages98.8%, 92.9%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(55.1, 96.9%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 73.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 6%, 73.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,575,811

CSS custom property--colour: #FCED43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.33:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#0312BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE520no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFED50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDDCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.8 Yellow · ΔE 18.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.9 Yellow green · ΔE 32.2 Khaki · ΔE 33.9 Green yellow · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4352FC

Analogous#FC9043, #AFFC43

Triadic#43FCED, #ED43FC

Split complementary#43AFFC, #9043FC

Tetradic#43FC90, #4352FC, #FC43AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFBDA

Lighter +20%#FEF7A7

Lighter +10%#FDF275

Darker −10%#FBE811

Darker −20%#D6C503

Darker −30%#A39603

Darker −40%#716802

More saturated +25%#FFF040

Less saturated −25%#E4D95B

Channel breakdown

R252

G237

B67

Red252 (98.8%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue55.14°

Saturation (HSL)96.86%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G ED · B 43

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