Colour

#FDDE0B

#FDDE0B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FDDE0B is a yellow with RGB values 253, 222, 11 and HSL 52°, 98%, 52%. 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

#FDDE0B#FDDE0B

HEX#FDDE0B

RGBrgb(253, 222, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8706, 0.0431

RGB percentages99.2%, 87.1%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(52.3, 98.4%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 95.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 12.3%, 95.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,637,451

CSS custom property--colour: #FDDE0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73149WCAG 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 15.63:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#0221F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6D800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEE32Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCCBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 4.6 Yellow · ΔE 19 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.6 Orange · ΔE 34.1 Yellow green · ΔE 39.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 41.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 4.58, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0B2AFD

Analogous#FD650B, #A3FD0B

Triadic#0BFDDE, #DE0BFD

Split complementary#0BA3FD, #650BFD

Tetradic#0BFD65, #0B2AFD, #FD0BA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF9D5

Lighter +30%#FEF3A3

Lighter +20%#FEEC70

Lighter +10%#FDE53E

Darker −10%#D3B802

Darker −20%#A18C01

Darker −30%#6E6001

Darker −40%#3C3400

More saturated +25%#FFDF09

Less saturated −25%#DEC72A

Channel breakdown

R253

G222

B11

Red253 (99.2%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue52.31°

Saturation (HSL)98.37%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G DE · B 0B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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