Recognised as Colour
#FDE56C
- #FDE56C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#FDE56C is a yellow with RGB values 253, 229, 108 and HSL 50°, 97%, 71%. 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
#FDE56C#FDE56C
HEX#FDE56C
RGBrgb(253, 229, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.898, 0.4235
RGB percentages99.2%, 89.8%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(50.1, 97.3%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 57.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 57.3%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,639,340
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE56C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#021A93
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6C84FD
Analogous#FD9D6C, #CCFD6C
Triadic#6CFDE5, #E56CFD
Split complementary#6CCCFD, #9D6CFD
Tetradic#6CFD9C, #6C84FD, #FD6CCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G229
B108
Red253 (99.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue50.07°
Saturation (HSL)97.32%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E5 · B 6C
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