Recognised as Colour
#FDCE39
- #FDCE39
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDCE39 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 206, 57 and HSL 46°, 98%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FDCE39#FDCE39
HEX#FDCE39
RGBrgb(253, 206, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8078, 0.2235
RGB percentages99.2%, 80.8%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(45.6, 98%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 77.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 18.6%, 77.5%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,633,401
CSS custom property--colour: #FDCE39;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#0231C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3968FD
Analogous#FD6C39, #CAFD39
Triadic#39FDCE, #CE39FD
Split complementary#39CAFD, #6C39FD
Tetradic#39FD6C, #3968FD, #FD39CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G206
B57
Red253 (99.2%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue45.61°
Saturation (HSL)98%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G CE · B 39
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