Recognised as Colour

#FFCE0C

#FFCE0C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFCE0C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 206, 12 and HSL 48°, 100%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFCE0C#FFCE0C

HEX#FFCE0C

RGBrgb(255, 206, 12)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8078, 0.0471

RGB percentages100%, 80.8%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(47.9, 100%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.9, 95.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 19.2%, 95.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,764,428

CSS custom property--colour: #FFCE0C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.09:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#0031F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3D925no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBBB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 5.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Orange · ΔE 24 Yellow · ΔE 29.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.3 Dark orange · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C3DFF

Analogous#FF540C, #B6FF0C

Triadic#0CFFCE, #CE0CFF

Split complementary#0CB6FF, #540CFF

Tetradic#0CFF55, #0C3DFF, #FF0CB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF7D8

Lighter +30%#FFEDA5

Lighter +20%#FFE372

Lighter +10%#FFD83F

Darker −10%#D8AC00

Darker −20%#A58400

Darker −30%#725B00

Darker −40%#3F3200

More saturated +25%#FFCE0C

Less saturated −25%#E1BC2A

Channel breakdown

R255

G206

B12

Red255 (100%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue47.9°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G CE · B 0C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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