Recognised as Colour
#FDD435
- #FDD435
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDD435 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 212, 53 and HSL 48°, 98%, 60%. 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
#FDD435#FDD435
HEX#FDD435
RGBrgb(253, 212, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8314, 0.2078
RGB percentages99.2%, 83.1%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(47.7, 98%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 79.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.2%, 79.1%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,634,933
CSS custom property--colour: #FDD435;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.65:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#022BCA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#355EFD
Analogous#FD7035, #C2FD35
Triadic#35FDD4, #D435FD
Split complementary#35C2FD, #7035FD
Tetradic#35FD70, #355EFD, #FD35C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G212
B53
Red253 (99.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue47.7°
Saturation (HSL)98.04%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G D4 · B 35
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