Recognised as Colour

#FDDD3C

#FDDD3C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FDDD3C is a yellow with RGB values 253, 221, 60 and HSL 50°, 98%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FDDD3C#FDDD3C

HEX#FDDD3C

RGBrgb(253, 221, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8667, 0.2353

RGB percentages99.2%, 86.7%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(50.1, 98%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 76.3%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 12.6%, 76.3%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,637,244

CSS custom property--colour: #FDDD3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.58:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#0222C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4D818no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCE247no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCCBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.5 Yellow · ΔE 25.7 Orange · ΔE 31.7 Khaki · ΔE 32.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C5CFD

Analogous#FD7D3C, #BDFD3C

Triadic#3CFDDD, #DD3CFD

Split complementary#3CBDFD, #7C3CFD

Tetradic#3CFD7C, #3C5CFD, #FD3CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF7D3

Lighter +20%#FEEFA1

Lighter +10%#FEE66E

Darker −10%#FCD40A

Darker −20%#D1AF02

Darker −30%#9E8402

Darker −40%#6C5A01

More saturated +25%#FFDE3A

Less saturated −25%#E4CD55

Channel breakdown

R253

G221

B60

Red253 (99.2%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue50.05°

Saturation (HSL)97.97%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G DD · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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