Recognised as Colour
#FFD42E
- #FFD42E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFD42E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 212, 46 and HSL 48°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFD42E#FFD42E
HEX#FFD42E
RGBrgb(255, 212, 46)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8314, 0.1804
RGB percentages100%, 83.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(47.7, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 82%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 16.9%, 82%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,765,998
CSS custom property--colour: #FFD42E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68544WCAG 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 14.71:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#002BD1
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 text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E59FF
Analogous#FF6B2E, #C2FF2E
Triadic#2EFFD4, #D42EFF
Split complementary#2EC2FF, #6B2EFF
Tetradic#2EFF6B, #2E59FF, #FF2EC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G212
B46
Red255 (100%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue47.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G D4 · B 2E
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