Recognised as Colour
#FEDD56
- #FEDD56
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FEDD56 is a yellow with RGB values 254, 221, 86 and HSL 48°, 99%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FEDD56#FEDD56
HEX#FEDD56
RGBrgb(254, 221, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.8667, 0.3373
RGB percentages99.6%, 86.7%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(48.2, 98.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 66.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 66.1%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,702,806
CSS custom property--colour: #FEDD56;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.69:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#0122A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5677FE
Analogous#FE8956, #CBFE56
Triadic#56FEDD, #DD56FE
Split complementary#56CBFE, #8956FE
Tetradic#56FE89, #5677FE, #FE56CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R254
G221
B86
Red254 (99.6%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue48.21°
Saturation (HSL)98.82%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G DD · B 56
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