Colour
#FFC308
- #FFC308
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFC308 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 195, 8 and HSL 45°, 100%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFC308#FFC308
HEX#FFC308
RGBrgb(255, 195, 8)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7647, 0.0314
RGB percentages100%, 76.5%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(45.4, 100%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 96.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 23.5%, 96.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,761,608
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC308;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.06:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#003CF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0844FF
Analogous#FF4808, #BFFF08
Triadic#08FFC3, #C308FF
Split complementary#08C0FF, #4708FF
Tetradic#08FF48, #0844FF, #FF08C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G195
B8
Red255 (100%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue45.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C3 · B 08
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