Colour

#FDE999

#FDE999
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FDE999 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 233, 153 and HSL 48°, 96%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FDE999#FDE999

HEX#FDE999

RGBrgb(253, 233, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9137, 0.6

RGB percentages99.2%, 91.4%, 60%

HSLhsl(48, 96.2%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 39.5%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 7.9%, 39.5%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,640,409

CSS custom property--colour: #FDE999;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.29:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#021666

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8E593no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEEC9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDED5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.9 Navajo white · ΔE 15.8 Moccasin · ΔE 16.4 Wheat · ΔE 18.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99ADFD

Analogous#FDB799, #DFFD99

Triadic#99FDE9, #E999FD

Split complementary#99DFFD, #B799FD

Tetradic#99FDB7, #99ADFD, #FD99DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFD

Lighter +10%#FEF4CB

Darker −10%#FCDE67

Darker −20%#FBD335

Darker −30%#F8C705

Darker −40%#C69F04

More saturated +25%#FFEA97

Less saturated −25%#F0E1A6

Channel breakdown

R253

G233

B153

Red253 (99.2%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)96.15%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G E9 · B 99

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