Colour

#FDE457

#FDE457
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FDE457 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 228, 87 and HSL 51°, 98%, 67%. 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

#FDE457#FDE457

HEX#FDE457

RGBrgb(253, 228, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8941, 0.3412

RGB percentages99.2%, 89.4%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(51, 97.6%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51, 65.6%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 9.9%, 65.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,639,063

CSS custom property--colour: #FDE457;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.8 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#021BA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9DE45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE75Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD4C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original

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

Gold · ΔE 18.8 Khaki · ΔE 24.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.9 Yellow · ΔE 29.9 Yellow green · ΔE 34.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5770FD

Analogous#FD9157, #C3FD57

Triadic#57FDE4, #E457FD

Split complementary#57C3FD, #9157FD

Tetradic#57FD91, #5770FD, #FD57C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFCEE

Lighter +20%#FEF4BC

Lighter +10%#FEEC89

Darker −10%#FCDC25

Darker −20%#EBC803

Darker −30%#B99D02

Darker −40%#867202

More saturated +25%#FFE555

Less saturated −25%#E8D56C

Channel breakdown

R253

G228

B87

Red253 (99.2%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue50.96°

Saturation (HSL)97.65%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G E4 · B 57

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Colour values

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