Recognised as Colour
#FDD417
- #FDD417
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDD417 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 212, 23 and HSL 49°, 98%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FDD417#FDD417
HEX#FDD417
RGBrgb(253, 212, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8314, 0.0902
RGB percentages99.2%, 83.1%, 9%
HSLhsl(49.3, 98.3%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 90.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.2%, 90.9%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,634,903
CSS custom property--colour: #FDD417;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.61:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#022BE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1740FD
Analogous#FD6117, #B3FD17
Triadic#17FDD4, #D417FD
Split complementary#17B3FD, #6117FD
Tetradic#17FD61, #1740FD, #FD17B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G212
B23
Red253 (99.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue49.3°
Saturation (HSL)98.29%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G D4 · B 17
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