Recognised as Colour
#FFD342
- #FFD342
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFD342 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 211, 66 and HSL 46°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFD342#FFD342
HEX#FFD342
RGBrgb(255, 211, 66)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8275, 0.2588
RGB percentages100%, 82.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(46, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 17.3%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,765,762
CSS custom property--colour: #FFD342;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.65:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#002CBD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#426EFF
Analogous#FF7442, #CDFF42
Triadic#42FFD3, #D342FF
Split complementary#42CDFF, #7542FF
Tetradic#42FF74, #426EFF, #FF42CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G211
B66
Red255 (100%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue46.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G D3 · B 42
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