Colour

#FFCC1E

#FFCC1E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFCC1E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 204, 30 and HSL 46°, 100%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFCC1E#FFCC1E

HEX#FFCC1E

RGBrgb(255, 204, 30)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8, 0.1176

RGB percentages100%, 80%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(46.4, 100%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 88.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 20%, 88.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,934

CSS custom property--colour: #FFCC1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.91:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#0033E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2D82Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 8.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Orange · ΔE 22.1 Yellow · ΔE 31.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.8 Dark orange · ΔE 36.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 8.6, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1E51FF

Analogous#FF5B1E, #C2FF1E

Triadic#1EFFCC, #CC1EFF

Split complementary#1EC2FF, #5B1EFF

Tetradic#1EFF5B, #1E51FF, #FF1EC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFAEA

Lighter +30%#FFEFB7

Lighter +20%#FFE384

Lighter +10%#FFD851

Darker −10%#EAB500

Darker −20%#B78E00

Darker −30%#846600

Darker −40%#513F00

More saturated +25%#FFCC1E

Less saturated −25%#E3BD3A

Channel breakdown

R255

G204

B30

Red255 (100%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue46.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G CC · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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