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Recognised as Colour

#FDE989

  • #FDE989
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FDE989 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 233, 137 and HSL 50°, 97%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FDE989#FDE989
HEX#FDE989
RGBrgb(253, 233, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9137, 0.5373
RGB percentages99.2%, 91.4%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(49.7, 96.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 45.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 45.8%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,640,393
CSS custom property--colour: #FDE989;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.19:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#021676

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE481no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEC8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18Dark khaki · ΔE 21.3Navajo white · ΔE 23.1Moccasin · ΔE 24Wheat · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#899DFD
Analogous#FDAF89, #D7FD89
Triadic#89FDE9, #E989FD
Split complementary#89D7FD, #AF89FD
Tetradic#89FDAF, #899DFD, #FD89D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFCED
Lighter +10%#FEF2BB
Darker −10%#FCE057
Darker −20%#FBD625
Darker −30%#E9C204
Darker −40%#B79803
More saturated +25%#FFEA87
Less saturated −25%#EEDF98

Channel breakdown

R253
G233
B137
Red253 (99.2%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue49.66°
Saturation (HSL)96.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G E9 · B 89

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