Recognised as Colour
#FFD12E
- #FFD12E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFD12E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 209, 46 and HSL 47°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFD12E#FFD12E
HEX#FFD12E
RGBrgb(255, 209, 46)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8196, 0.1804
RGB percentages100%, 82%, 18%
HSLhsl(46.8, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 82%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 82%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,765,230
CSS custom property--colour: #FFD12E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.41:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#002ED1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E5CFF
Analogous#FF682E, #C5FF2E
Triadic#2EFFD1, #D12EFF
Split complementary#2EC5FF, #682EFF
Tetradic#2EFF68, #2E5CFF, #FF2EC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G209
B46
Red255 (100%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue46.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G D1 · B 2E
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