Recognised as Colour
#FDE659
- #FDE659
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDE659 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 230, 89 and HSL 52°, 98%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FDE659#FDE659
HEX#FDE659
RGBrgb(253, 230, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.902, 0.349
RGB percentages99.2%, 90.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(51.6, 97.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 64.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 64.8%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,639,577
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE659;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.64:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0219A6
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 text16.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5970FD
Analogous#FD9459, #C2FD59
Triadic#59FDE6, #E659FD
Split complementary#59C2FD, #9459FD
Tetradic#59FD94, #5970FD, #FD59C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G230
B89
Red253 (99.2%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue51.59°
Saturation (HSL)97.62%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E6 · B 59
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