Recognised as Colour
#FDEC22
- #FDEC22
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FDEC22 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 236, 34 and HSL 55°, 98%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FDEC22#FDEC22
HEX#FDEC22
RGBrgb(253, 236, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9255, 0.1333
RGB percentages99.2%, 92.5%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(55.3, 98.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.3, 86.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 86.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,641,058
CSS custom property--colour: #FDEC22;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.80989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.2:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0213DD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2233FD
Analogous#FD7F22, #A0FD22
Triadic#22FDEC, #EC22FD
Split complementary#22A0FD, #7F22FD
Tetradic#22FD7F, #2233FD, #FD22A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G236
B34
Red253 (99.2%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue55.34°
Saturation (HSL)98.21%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G EC · B 22
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