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Recognised as Colour

#FDE597

  • #FDE597
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FDE597 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 229, 151 and HSL 46°, 96%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FDE597#FDE597
HEX#FDE597
RGBrgb(253, 229, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.898, 0.5922
RGB percentages99.2%, 89.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(45.9, 96.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 40.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 40.3%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,639,383
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE597;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.83:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#021A68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E291no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBE99Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.2Navajo white · ΔE 14.5Moccasin · ΔE 15.4Wheat · ΔE 17.5Dark khaki · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97AFFD
Analogous#FDB297, #E2FD97
Triadic#97FDE5, #E597FD
Split complementary#97E2FD, #B297FD
Tetradic#97FDB2, #97AFFD, #FD97E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFEFB
Lighter +10%#FEF2C9
Darker −10%#FCD865
Darker −20%#FBCC33
Darker −30%#F6BD05
Darker −40%#C49704
More saturated +25%#FFE695
Less saturated −25%#F0DEA4

Channel breakdown

R253
G229
B151
Red253 (99.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue45.88°
Saturation (HSL)96.23%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E5 · B 97

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