Recognised as Colour
#FCED44
- #FCED44
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FCED44 is a yellow with RGB values 252, 237, 68 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
#FCED44#FCED44
HEX#FCED44
RGBrgb(252, 237, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9294, 0.2667
RGB percentages98.8%, 92.9%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(55.1, 96.8%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 73%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 73%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,575,812
CSS custom property--colour: #FCED44;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.81681WCAG 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 17.34:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#0312BB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4453FC
Analogous#FC9144, #AFFC44
Triadic#44FCED, #ED44FC
Split complementary#44AFFC, #9144FC
Tetradic#44FC91, #4453FC, #FC44AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G237
B68
Red252 (98.8%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue55.11°
Saturation (HSL)96.84%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G ED · B 44
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