Recognised as Colour
#FDF37D
- #FDF37D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#FDF37D is a yellow with RGB values 253, 243, 125 and HSL 55°, 97%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#FDF37D#FDF37D
HEX#FDF37D
RGBrgb(253, 243, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9529, 0.4902
RGB percentages99.2%, 95.3%, 49%
HSLhsl(55.3, 97%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.3, 50.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 50.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,642,941
CSS custom property--colour: #FDF37D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.86464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.29:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#020C82
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7D87FD
Analogous#FDB37D, #C7FD7D
Triadic#7DFDF3, #F37DFD
Split complementary#7DC7FD, #B37DFD
Tetradic#7DFDB3, #7D87FD, #FD7DC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G243
B125
Red253 (99.2%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue55.31°
Saturation (HSL)96.97%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G F3 · B 7D
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