Recognised as Colour
#FEE442
- #FEE442
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FEE442 is a yellow with RGB values 254, 228, 66 and HSL 52°, 99%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FEE442#FEE442
HEX#FEE442
RGBrgb(254, 228, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.8941, 0.2588
RGB percentages99.6%, 89.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(51.7, 98.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 74%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 74%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,704,578
CSS custom property--colour: #FEE442;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#011BBD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#425CFE
Analogous#FE8642, #BAFE42
Triadic#42FEE4, #E442FE
Split complementary#42BAFE, #8642FE
Tetradic#42FE86, #425CFE, #FE42BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R254
G228
B66
Red254 (99.6%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue51.7°
Saturation (HSL)98.95%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G E4 · B 42
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