Colour
#FDC308
- #FDC308
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDC308 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 195, 8 and HSL 46°, 98%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FDC308#FDC308
HEX#FDC308
RGBrgb(253, 195, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.7647, 0.0314
RGB percentages99.2%, 76.5%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(45.8, 98.4%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.8, 96.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 96.8%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,630,536
CSS custom property--colour: #FDC308;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#023CF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0842FD
Analogous#FD4808, #BDFD08
Triadic#08FDC3, #C308FD
Split complementary#08BCFD, #4908FD
Tetradic#08FD48, #0842FD, #FD08BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G195
B8
Red253 (99.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue45.8°
Saturation (HSL)98.39%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G C3 · B 08
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