Recognised as Colour
#FDE002
- #FDE002
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDE002 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 224, 2 and HSL 53°, 98%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FDE002#FDE002
HEX#FDE002
RGBrgb(253, 224, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8784, 0.0078
RGB percentages99.2%, 87.8%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(53.1, 98.4%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 99.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 99.2%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,637,954
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE002;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.84:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#021FFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#021FFD
Analogous#FD6202, #9DFD02
Triadic#02FDE0, #E002FD
Split complementary#029DFD, #6202FD
Tetradic#02FD62, #021FFD, #FD029D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G224
B2
Red253 (99.2%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue53.07°
Saturation (HSL)98.43%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E0 · B 02
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