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Recognised as Colour

#FDD96B

  • #FDD96B
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FDD96B is a yellow with RGB values 253, 217, 107 and HSL 45°, 97%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FDD96B#FDD96B
HEX#FDD96B
RGBrgb(253, 217, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.851, 0.4196
RGB percentages99.2%, 85.1%, 42%
HSLhsl(45.2, 97.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 57.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.2%, 57.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,636,267
CSS custom property--colour: #FDD96B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.31:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#022694

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD660no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E070no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFCAC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.9Goldenrod · ΔE 21.9Dark khaki · ΔE 25Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28Sandy brown · ΔE 29.1Gold · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B8FFD
Analogous#FD906B, #D8FD6B
Triadic#6BFDD9, #D96BFD
Split complementary#6BD8FD, #906BFD
Tetradic#6BFD90, #6B8FFD, #FD6BD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEF3D0
Lighter +10%#FEE69D
Darker −10%#FCCC39
Darker −20%#FCBF06
Darker −30%#CC9B03
Darker −40%#9A7402
More saturated +25%#FFDA69
Less saturated −25%#EACF7E

Channel breakdown

R253
G217
B107
Red253 (99.2%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue45.21°
Saturation (HSL)97.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G D9 · B 6B

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