Recognised as Colour
#FDE33E
- #FDE33E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDE33E is a yellow with RGB values 253, 227, 62 and HSL 52°, 98%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FDE33E#FDE33E
HEX#FDE33E
RGBrgb(253, 227, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8902, 0.2431
RGB percentages99.2%, 89%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(51.8, 97.9%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 75.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 75.5%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,638,782
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE33E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.23:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#021CC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E58FD
Analogous#FD833E, #B8FD3E
Triadic#3EFDE3, #E33EFD
Split complementary#3EB8FD, #833EFD
Tetradic#3EFD83, #3E58FD, #FD3EB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G227
B62
Red253 (99.2%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue51.83°
Saturation (HSL)97.95%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E3 · B 3E
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