Colour

#FFCC1F

#FFCC1F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFCC1F is a yellow with RGB values 255, 204, 31 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

#FFCC1F#FFCC1F

HEX#FFCC1F

RGBrgb(255, 204, 31)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8, 0.1216

RGB percentages100%, 80%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(46.3, 100%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.3, 87.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 20%, 87.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,935

CSS custom property--colour: #FFCC1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64545WCAG 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#0033E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#F2D82Eno 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 69.2 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 8.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.9 Orange · ΔE 22.1 Yellow · ΔE 31.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.7 Dark orange · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F52FF

Analogous#FF5C1F, #C2FF1F

Triadic#1FFFCC, #CC1FFF

Split complementary#1FC2FF, #5C1FFF

Tetradic#1FFF5C, #1F52FF, #FF1FC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAEB

Lighter +30%#FFEFB8

Lighter +20%#FFE385

Lighter +10%#FFD852

Darker −10%#EBB500

Darker −20%#B88E00

Darker −30%#856700

Darker −40%#523F00

More saturated +25%#FFCC1F

Less saturated −25%#E3BD3B

Channel breakdown

R255

G204

B31

Red255 (100%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue46.34°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G CC · B 1F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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