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Recognised as Colour

#FDE479

  • #FDE479
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FDE479 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 228, 121 and HSL 49°, 97%, 73%. 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

#FDE479#FDE479
HEX#FDE479
RGBrgb(253, 228, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8941, 0.4745
RGB percentages99.2%, 89.4%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(48.6, 97.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 52.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 52.2%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,639,097
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE479;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.55:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#021B86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7DF6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDE87Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD6CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.7Dark khaki · ΔE 23.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24Goldenrod · ΔE 27.6Navajo white · ΔE 28Moccasin · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7992FD
Analogous#FDA279, #D4FD79
Triadic#79FDE4, #E479FD
Split complementary#79D4FD, #A279FD
Tetradic#79FDA2, #7992FD, #FD79D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF8DE
Lighter +10%#FEEEAB
Darker −10%#FCDA47
Darker −20%#FCD015
Darker −30%#DAB103
Darker −40%#A88802
More saturated +25%#FFE577
Less saturated −25%#ECD98A

Channel breakdown

R253
G228
B121
Red253 (99.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue48.64°
Saturation (HSL)97.06%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E4 · B 79

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