Recognised as Colour
#FDED68
- #FDED68
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#FDED68 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 237, 104 and HSL 54°, 97%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#FDED68#FDED68
HEX#FDED68
RGBrgb(253, 237, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9294, 0.4078
RGB percentages99.2%, 92.9%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(53.6, 97.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.6, 58.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 58.9%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,641,384
CSS custom property--colour: #FDED68;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.8245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.49:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#021297
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6878FD
Analogous#FDA368, #C2FD68
Triadic#68FDED, #ED68FD
Split complementary#68C2FD, #A368FD
Tetradic#68FDA3, #6878FD, #FD68C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G237
B104
Red253 (99.2%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue53.56°
Saturation (HSL)97.39%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G ED · B 68
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