Recognised as Colour
#FDE455
- #FDE455
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDE455 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 228, 85 and HSL 51°, 98%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FDE455#FDE455
HEX#FDE455
RGBrgb(253, 228, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8941, 0.3333
RGB percentages99.2%, 89.4%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(51.1, 97.7%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 66.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 66.4%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,639,061
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE455;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.41:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#021BAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#556EFD
Analogous#FD9055, #C2FD55
Triadic#55FDE4, #E455FD
Split complementary#55C2FD, #9055FD
Tetradic#55FD90, #556EFD, #FD55C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G228
B85
Red253 (99.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue51.07°
Saturation (HSL)97.67%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E4 · B 55
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