Colour

#FDE55E

#FDE55E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FDE55E is a yellow with RGB values 253, 229, 94 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

#FDE55E#FDE55E

HEX#FDE55E

RGBrgb(253, 229, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.898, 0.3686

RGB percentages99.2%, 89.8%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(50.9, 97.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 62.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 9.5%, 62.8%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,639,326

CSS custom property--colour: #FDE55E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.7 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#E0E0E0

Inverted#021AA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9DF4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE865no 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 58.3 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

Gold · ΔE 21.3 Khaki · ΔE 21.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.3 Yellow · ΔE 32 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.5 Yellow green · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 21.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E76FD

Analogous#FD955E, #C6FD5E

Triadic#5EFDE5, #E55EFD

Split complementary#5EC6FD, #965EFD

Tetradic#5EFD95, #5E76FD, #FD5EC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDF5

Lighter +20%#FEF5C3

Lighter +10%#FEED90

Darker −10%#FCDD2C

Darker −20%#F2CE03

Darker −30%#C0A302

Darker −40%#8D7802

More saturated +25%#FFE65C

Less saturated −25%#E9D772

Channel breakdown

R253

G229

B94

Red253 (99.2%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue50.94°

Saturation (HSL)97.55%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G E5 · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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