Recognised as Colour
#FDE469
- #FDE469
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#FDE469 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 228, 105 and HSL 50°, 97%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#FDE469#FDE469
HEX#FDE469
RGBrgb(253, 228, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8941, 0.4118
RGB percentages99.2%, 89.4%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(49.9, 97.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 58.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 58.5%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,639,081
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE469;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.48:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#021B96
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6982FD
Analogous#FD9A69, #CCFD69
Triadic#69FDE4, #E469FD
Split complementary#69CCFD, #9A69FD
Tetradic#69FD9A, #6982FD, #FD69CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G228
B105
Red253 (99.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue49.86°
Saturation (HSL)97.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E4 · B 69
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