Colour
#FFC71C
- #FFC71C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFC71C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 199, 28 and HSL 45°, 100%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFC71C#FFC71C
HEX#FFC71C
RGBrgb(255, 199, 28)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7804, 0.1098
RGB percentages100%, 78%, 11%
HSLhsl(45.2, 100%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 89%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 22%, 89%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,762,652
CSS custom property--colour: #FFC71C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#0038E3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C54FF
Analogous#FF561C, #C5FF1C
Triadic#1CFFC7, #C71CFF
Split complementary#1CC6FF, #551CFF
Tetradic#1CFF56, #1C54FF, #FF1CC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G199
B28
Red255 (100%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue45.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G C7 · B 1C
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