Recognised as Colour

#FDE55C

#FDE55C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FDE55C is a yellow with RGB values 253, 229, 92 and HSL 51°, 98%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FDE55C#FDE55C

HEX#FDE55C

RGBrgb(253, 229, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.898, 0.3608

RGB percentages99.2%, 89.8%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(51.1, 97.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 63.6%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 9.5%, 63.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,639,324

CSS custom property--colour: #FDE55C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77694WCAG 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 16.54:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#021AA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FADF4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE863no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 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 text16.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 20.6 Khaki · ΔE 22.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.3 Yellow · ΔE 31.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 33.2 Yellow green · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5C74FD

Analogous#FD955C, #C5FD5C

Triadic#5CFDE5, #E55CFD

Split complementary#5CC5FD, #955CFD

Tetradic#5CFD94, #5C74FD, #FD5CC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDF3

Lighter +20%#FEF5C1

Lighter +10%#FEED8E

Darker −10%#FCDD2A

Darker −20%#F0CD03

Darker −30%#BEA202

Darker −40%#8B7702

More saturated +25%#FFE65A

Less saturated −25%#E8D771

Channel breakdown

R253

G229

B92

Red253 (99.2%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue51.06°

Saturation (HSL)97.58%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G E5 · B 5C

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