Recognised as Colour
#FED557
- #FED557
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#FED557 is a yellow with RGB values 254, 213, 87 and HSL 45°, 99%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#FED557#FED557
HEX#FED557
RGBrgb(254, 213, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.8353, 0.3412
RGB percentages99.6%, 83.5%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(45.3, 98.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 65.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 65.7%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,700,759
CSS custom property--colour: #FED557;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.87:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#012AA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5780FE
Analogous#FE8257, #D4FE57
Triadic#57FED5, #D557FE
Split complementary#57D4FE, #8257FE
Tetradic#57FE82, #5780FE, #FE57D4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R254
G213
B87
Red254 (99.6%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue45.27°
Saturation (HSL)98.82%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G D5 · B 57
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