Colour

#FFD431

#FFD431
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFD431 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 212, 49 and HSL 47°, 100%, 60%. 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

#FFD431#FFD431

HEX#FFD431

RGBrgb(255, 212, 49)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8314, 0.1922

RGB percentages100%, 83.1%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(47.5, 100%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 80.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 80.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,766,001

CSS custom property--colour: #FFD431;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.7 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#002BCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7DD3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 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 text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 8.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.1 Orange · ΔE 26.2 Yellow · ΔE 29.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.8 Khaki · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#315CFF

Analogous#FF6D31, #C3FF31

Triadic#31FFD4, #D431FF

Split complementary#31C3FF, #6D31FF

Tetradic#31FF6D, #315CFF, #FF31C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFD

Lighter +30%#FFF4CA

Lighter +20%#FFE997

Lighter +10%#FFDF64

Darker −10%#FDC800

Darker −20%#CAA000

Darker −30%#977700

Darker −40%#644F00

More saturated +25%#FFD431

Less saturated −25%#E5C54B

Channel breakdown

R255

G212

B49

Red255 (100%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue47.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G D4 · B 31

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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