Colour

#FFD438

#FFD438
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFD438 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 212, 56 and HSL 47°, 100%, 61%. 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

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HEX#FFD438

RGBrgb(255, 212, 56)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8314, 0.2196

RGB percentages100%, 83.1%, 22%

HSLhsl(47, 100%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47, 78%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,766,008

CSS custom property--colour: #FFD438;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.73:1

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

Contrast with black14.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#002BC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD112no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F6DD42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 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 text14.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Orange · ΔE 26.1 Yellow · ΔE 30.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.8 Khaki · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3863FF

Analogous#FF7138, #C6FF38

Triadic#38FFD4, #D438FF

Split complementary#38C6FF, #7138FF

Tetradic#38FF71, #3863FF, #FF38C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF5D1

Lighter +20%#FFEA9E

Lighter +10%#FFDF6B

Darker −10%#FFC905

Darker −20%#D1A400

Darker −30%#9E7C00

Darker −40%#6B5400

More saturated +25%#FFD438

Less saturated −25%#E6C651

Channel breakdown

R255

G212

B56

Red255 (100%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue47.04°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G D4 · B 38

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