Recognised as Colour
#FFD209
- #FFD209
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFD209 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 210, 9 and HSL 49°, 100%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFD209#FFD209
HEX#FFD209
RGBrgb(255, 210, 9)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8235, 0.0353
RGB percentages100%, 82.4%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(49, 100%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 96.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 96.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,765,449
CSS custom property--colour: #FFD209;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67373WCAG 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 14.47:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#002DF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0936FF
Analogous#FF5709, #B1FF09
Triadic#09FFD2, #D209FF
Split complementary#09B1FF, #5709FF
Tetradic#09FF57, #0936FF, #FF09B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G210
B9
Red255 (100%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue49.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G D2 · B 09
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