Recognised as Colour

#FDD006

#FDD006
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FDD006 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 208, 6 and HSL 49°, 98%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#FDD006

RGBrgb(253, 208, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8157, 0.0235

RGB percentages99.2%, 81.6%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(49.1, 98.4%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 97.6%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 17.8%, 97.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,633,862

CSS custom property--colour: #FDD006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.2:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#022FF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4DA24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBDB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 3.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 23 Orange · ΔE 26 Yellow · ΔE 27.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 35.3 Dark orange · ΔE 40.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 3.9, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0633FD

Analogous#FD5506, #AEFD06

Triadic#06FDD0, #D006FD

Split complementary#06AEFD, #5406FD

Tetradic#06FD55, #0633FD, #FD06AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF6D0

Lighter +30%#FEED9E

Lighter +20%#FEE36B

Lighter +10%#FDDA39

Darker −10%#CEA902

Darker −20%#9C8001

Darker −30%#695601

Darker −40%#372D00

More saturated +25%#FFD104

Less saturated −25%#DEBC25

Channel breakdown

R253

G208

Red253 (99.2%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue49.07°

Saturation (HSL)98.41%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G D0 · B 06

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