Recognised as Colour
#FDE461
- #FDE461
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#FDE461 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 228, 97 and HSL 50°, 98%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#FDE461#FDE461
HEX#FDE461
RGBrgb(253, 228, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8941, 0.3804
RGB percentages99.2%, 89.4%, 38%
HSLhsl(50.4, 97.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 61.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 61.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,639,073
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE461;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.45:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#021B9E
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 text16.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#617AFD
Analogous#FD9661, #C8FD61
Triadic#61FDE4, #E461FD
Split complementary#61C8FD, #9661FD
Tetradic#61FD96, #617AFD, #FD61C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G228
B97
Red253 (99.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue50.38°
Saturation (HSL)97.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E4 · B 61
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