Recognised as Colour
#FDE858
- #FDE858
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDE858 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 232, 88 and HSL 52°, 98%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FDE858#FDE858
HEX#FDE858
RGBrgb(253, 232, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9098, 0.3451
RGB percentages99.2%, 91%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(52.4, 97.6%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 65.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 65.2%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,640,088
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE858;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.86:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#0217A7
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 text16.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#586DFD
Analogous#FD9658, #C0FD58
Triadic#58FDE8, #E858FD
Split complementary#58BFFD, #9658FD
Tetradic#58FD96, #586DFD, #FD58BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G232
B88
Red253 (99.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue52.36°
Saturation (HSL)97.63%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E8 · B 58
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