Colour
#FDE355
- #FDE355
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDE355 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 227, 85 and HSL 51°, 98%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FDE355#FDE355
HEX#FDE355
RGBrgb(253, 227, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8902, 0.3333
RGB percentages99.2%, 89%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(50.7, 97.7%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 66.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 66.4%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,638,805
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE355;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.3:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#021CAA
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 text16.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#556FFD
Analogous#FD8F55, #C3FD55
Triadic#55FDE3, #E355FD
Split complementary#55C3FD, #8F55FD
Tetradic#55FD8F, #556FFD, #FD55C3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G227
B85
Red253 (99.2%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue50.71°
Saturation (HSL)97.67%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E3 · B 55
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