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Recognised as Colour

#FDF412

  • #FDF412
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#FDF412 is a yellow with RGB values 253, 244, 18 and HSL 58°, 98%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#FDF412#FDF412
HEX#FDF412
RGBrgb(253, 244, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.9569, 0.0706
RGB percentages99.2%, 95.7%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(57.7, 98.3%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.7, 92.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 92.9%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,643,090
CSS custom property--colour: #FDF412;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.13:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#020BED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF233no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE3D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 6.6Gold · ΔE 17.1Yellow green · ΔE 36.6Green yellow · ΔE 36.7Goldenrod · ΔE 41Khaki · ΔE 46.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#121BFD
Analogous#FD7E12, #91FD12
Triadic#12FDF4, #F412FD
Split complementary#1291FD, #7E12FD
Tetradic#12FD7E, #121BFD, #FD1291

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDDC
Lighter +30%#FEFBAA
Lighter +20%#FEF977
Lighter +10%#FDF645
Darker −10%#DAD202
Darker −20%#A8A101
Darker −30%#757101
Darker −40%#424001
More saturated +25%#FFF610
Less saturated −25%#DFD830

Channel breakdown

R253
G244
B18
Red253 (99.2%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue57.7°
Saturation (HSL)98.33%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G F4 · B 12

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