Colour

#FFD240

#FFD240
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFD240 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 210, 64 and HSL 46°, 100%, 63%. 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

#FFD240#FFD240

HEX#FFD240

RGBrgb(255, 210, 64)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8235, 0.251

RGB percentages100%, 82.4%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(45.9, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 17.6%, 74.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,765,504

CSS custom property--colour: #FFD240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#002DBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EACF26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DC48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC0B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1 Orange · ΔE 25.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.8 Khaki · ΔE 30.9 Yellow · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#406DFF

Analogous#FF7240, #CDFF40

Triadic#40FFD2, #D240FF

Split complementary#40CDFF, #7240FF

Tetradic#40FF72, #406DFF, #FF40CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF6D9

Lighter +20%#FFEAA6

Lighter +10%#FFDE73

Darker −10%#FFC60D

Darker −20%#D9A600

Darker −30%#A67F00

Darker −40%#735800

More saturated +25%#FFD240

Less saturated −25%#E7C558

Channel breakdown

R255

G210

B64

Red255 (100%)

Green210 (82.4%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue45.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G D2 · B 40

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