Recognised as Colour

#FDC71E

#FDC71E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FDC71E is a yellow with RGB values 253, 199, 30 and HSL 45°, 98%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#FDC71E

RGBrgb(253, 199, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.7804, 0.1176

RGB percentages99.2%, 78%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(45.5, 98.2%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 88.1%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 21.3%, 88.1%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,631,582

CSS custom property--colour: #FDC71E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.36:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#0238E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDD42Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB4AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.9 Orange · ΔE 19.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.7 Yellow · ΔE 33.9 Dark orange · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E54FD

Analogous#FD571E, #C4FD1E

Triadic#1EFDC7, #C71EFD

Split complementary#1EC4FD, #571EFD

Tetradic#1EFD57, #1E54FD, #FD1EC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF9E8

Lighter +30%#FEEDB6

Lighter +20%#FEE083

Lighter +10%#FDD451

Darker −10%#E6AF02

Darker −20%#B38802

Darker −30%#816201

Darker −40%#4E3C01

More saturated +25%#FFC81C

Less saturated −25%#E1B83A

Channel breakdown

R253

G199

B30

Red253 (99.2%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue45.47°

Saturation (HSL)98.24%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G C7 · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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