Recognised as Colour
#FDE75E
- #FDE75E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDE75E is a yellow with RGB values 253, 231, 94 and HSL 52°, 98%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FDE75E#FDE75E
HEX#FDE75E
RGBrgb(253, 231, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9059, 0.3686
RGB percentages99.2%, 90.6%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(51.7, 97.5%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 62.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 62.8%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,639,838
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE75E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.77:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#0218A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E74FD
Analogous#FD985E, #C3FD5E
Triadic#5EFDE7, #E75EFD
Split complementary#5EC3FD, #985EFD
Tetradic#5EFD98, #5E74FD, #FD5EC3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G231
B94
Red253 (99.2%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue51.7°
Saturation (HSL)97.55%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E7 · B 5E
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