Recognised as Colour

#FFD34C

#FFD34C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#FFD34C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 211, 76 and HSL 45°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFD34C#FFD34C

HEX#FFD34C

RGBrgb(255, 211, 76)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8275, 0.298

RGB percentages100%, 82.7%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(45.3, 100%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 70.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 17.3%, 70.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,765,772

CSS custom property--colour: #FFD34C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.67:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#002CB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD039no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DD53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC2B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Gold · ΔE 18.1 Orange · ΔE 26.5 Khaki · ΔE 27.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C78FF

Analogous#FF7A4C, #D1FF4C

Triadic#4CFFD3, #D34CFF

Split complementary#4CD2FF, #794CFF

Tetradic#4CFF7A, #4C78FF, #FF4CD2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF9E5

Lighter +20%#FFECB2

Lighter +10%#FFE07F

Darker −10%#FFC619

Darker −20%#E5AD00

Darker −30%#B28600

Darker −40%#7F6000

More saturated +25%#FFD34C

Less saturated −25%#E9C862

Channel breakdown

R255

G211

B76

Red255 (100%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue45.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G D3 · B 4C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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