Recognised as Colour
#FDED15
- #FDED15
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow
#FDED15 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 237, 21 and HSL 56°, 98%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.
Colour values
#FDED15#FDED15
HEX#FDED15
RGBrgb(253, 237, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9294, 0.0824
RGB percentages99.2%, 92.9%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(55.9, 98.3%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.9, 91.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 91.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,641,301
CSS custom property--colour: #FDED15;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.81505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.3:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0212EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1525FD
Analogous#FD7915, #99FD15
Triadic#15FDED, #ED15FD
Split complementary#1599FD, #7915FD
Tetradic#15FD79, #1525FD, #FD1599
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G237
B21
Red253 (99.2%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue55.86°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G ED · B 15
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