Colour
#FECC00
- #FECC00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FECC00 is a yellow with RGB values 254, 204, 0 and HSL 48°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FECC00#FECC00
HEX#FECC00
RGBrgb(254, 204, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.8, 0
RGB percentages99.6%, 80%, 0%
HSLhsl(48.2, 100%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 100%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 100%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,698,368
CSS custom property--colour: #FECC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.85:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#0133FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0032FE
Analogous#FE4D00, #B1FE00
Triadic#00FECC, #CC00FE
Split complementary#00B1FE, #4D00FE
Tetradic#00FE4D, #0032FE, #FE00B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R254
G204
B0
Red254 (99.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue48.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G CC · B 00
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