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Recognised as Colour

#FDE480

  • #FDE480
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FDE480 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 228, 128 and HSL 48°, 97%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FDE480#FDE480
HEX#FDE480
RGBrgb(253, 228, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.8941, 0.502
RGB percentages99.2%, 89.4%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(48, 96.9%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 49.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 49.4%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,639,104
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE480;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.59:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#021B7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E077no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDE884no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD7CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 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 text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.9Dark khaki · ΔE 21.8Navajo white · ΔE 24.8Moccasin · ΔE 26Burlywood · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8099FD
Analogous#FDA680, #D8FD80
Triadic#80FDE4, #E480FD
Split complementary#80D8FD, #A580FD
Tetradic#80FDA5, #8099FD, #FD80D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF9E4
Lighter +10%#FEEFB2
Darker −10%#FCD94E
Darker −20%#FBCF1C
Darker −30%#E0B404
Darker −40%#AE8C03
More saturated +25%#FFE57E
Less saturated −25%#EDDA90

Channel breakdown

R253
G228
B128
Red253 (99.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)96.9%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E4 · B 80

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