Recognised as Colour

#FDE02B

#FDE02B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FDE02B is a yellow with RGB values 253, 224, 43 and HSL 52°, 98%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FDE02B#FDE02B

HEX#FDE02B

RGBrgb(253, 224, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8784, 0.1686

RGB percentages99.2%, 87.8%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(51.7, 98.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 83%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 11.5%, 83%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,637,995

CSS custom property--colour: #FDE02B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.87:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#021FD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7DA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE43Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCEC0no 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 text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 7 Yellow · ΔE 20.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.5 Orange · ΔE 33.9 Yellow green · ΔE 37.3 Khaki · ΔE 37.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B48FD

Analogous#FD772B, #B1FD2B

Triadic#2BFDE0, #E02BFD

Split complementary#2BB1FD, #772BFD

Tetradic#2BFD77, #2B48FD, #FD2BB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF5

Lighter +30%#FEF6C3

Lighter +20%#FEEF90

Lighter +10%#FDE75E

Darker −10%#F3D202

Darker −20%#C0A602

Darker −30%#8E7A01

Darker −40%#5B4F01

More saturated +25%#FFE129

Less saturated −25%#E2CD46

Channel breakdown

R253

G224

B43

Red253 (99.2%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue51.71°

Saturation (HSL)98.13%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G E0 · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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