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Recognised as Colour

#FDE59E

  • #FDE59E
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FDE59E is a orange with RGB values 253, 229, 158 and HSL 45°, 96%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FDE59E#FDE59E
HEX#FDE59E
RGBrgb(253, 229, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.898, 0.6196
RGB percentages99.2%, 89.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(44.8, 96%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.8, 37.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 37.5%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,639,390
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE59E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.88:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#021A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E299no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAE9A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDAD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.8Khaki · ΔE 10.5Navajo white · ΔE 11.2Moccasin · ΔE 12Wheat · ΔE 14.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EB6FD
Analogous#FDB69E, #E5FD9E
Triadic#9EFDE5, #E59EFD
Split complementary#9EE5FD, #B69EFD
Tetradic#9EFDB6, #9EB6FD, #FD9EE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEF2D0
Darker −10%#FCD86C
Darker −20%#FBCA3A
Darker −30%#FABD08
Darker −40%#CB9904
More saturated +25%#FFE69C
Less saturated −25%#F1DFAA

Channel breakdown

R253
G229
B158
Red253 (99.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue44.84°
Saturation (HSL)95.96%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E5 · B 9E

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