Colour
#FDC721
- #FDC721
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDC721 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 199, 33 and HSL 45°, 98%, 56%. 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
#FDC721#FDC721
HEX#FDC721
RGBrgb(253, 199, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.7804, 0.1294
RGB percentages99.2%, 78%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(45.3, 98.2%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 87%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 21.3%, 87%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,631,585
CSS custom property--colour: #FDC721;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.37:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#0238DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2157FD
Analogous#FD5921, #C5FD21
Triadic#21FDC7, #C721FD
Split complementary#21C5FD, #5921FD
Tetradic#21FD59, #2157FD, #FD21C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G199
B33
Red253 (99.2%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue45.27°
Saturation (HSL)98.21%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G C7 · B 21
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