Recognised as Colour
#FDE50A
- #FDE50A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDE50A is a yellow with RGB values 253, 229, 10 and HSL 54°, 98%, 52%. 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
#FDE50A#FDE50A
HEX#FDE50A
RGBrgb(253, 229, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.898, 0.0392
RGB percentages99.2%, 89.8%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(54.1, 98.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.1, 96%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 96%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,639,242
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE50A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#021AF5
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 text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A22FD
Analogous#FD6C0A, #9CFD0A
Triadic#0AFDE5, #E50AFD
Split complementary#0A9BFD, #6C0AFD
Tetradic#0AFD6C, #0A22FD, #FD0A9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G229
B10
Red253 (99.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue54.07°
Saturation (HSL)98.38%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E5 · B 0A
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