Colour
#FFC404
- #FFC404
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFC404 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 196, 4 and HSL 46°, 100%, 51%. 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
#FFC404#FFC404
HEX#FFC404
RGBrgb(255, 196, 4)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7686, 0.0157
RGB percentages100%, 76.9%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(45.9, 100%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 98.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 23.1%, 98.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,761,860
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC404;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.15:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#003BFB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#043FFF
Analogous#FF4704, #BCFF04
Triadic#04FFC4, #C404FF
Split complementary#04BDFF, #4604FF
Tetradic#04FF47, #043FFF, #FF04BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G196
B4
Red255 (100%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue45.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C4 · B 04
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