Recognised as Colour

#FDD61A

#FDD61A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FDD61A is a yellow with RGB values 253, 214, 26 and HSL 50°, 98%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#FDD61A

RGBrgb(253, 214, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8392, 0.102

RGB percentages99.2%, 83.9%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(49.7, 98.3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 89.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 15.4%, 89.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,635,418

CSS custom property--colour: #FDD61A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.81:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#0229E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EED200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F8DE2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 3.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.2 Yellow · ΔE 24.6 Orange · ΔE 28.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 36.6 Khaki · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 3.23, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A41FD

Analogous#FD641A, #B3FD1A

Triadic#1AFDD6, #D61AFD

Split complementary#1AB3FD, #641AFD

Tetradic#1AFD64, #1A41FD, #FD1AB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAE4

Lighter +30%#FEF1B2

Lighter +20%#FEE87F

Lighter +10%#FDDF4D

Darker −10%#E2BC02

Darker −20%#AF9202

Darker −30%#7D6801

Darker −40%#4A3E01

More saturated +25%#FFD718

Less saturated −25%#E0C337

Channel breakdown

R253

G214

B26

Red253 (99.2%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue49.69°

Saturation (HSL)98.27%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G D6 · B 1A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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