Recognised as Colour
#FFD501
- #FFD501
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFD501 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 213, 1 and HSL 50°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFD501#FFD501
HEX#FFD501
RGBrgb(255, 213, 1)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8353, 0.0039
RGB percentages100%, 83.5%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(50.1, 100%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 99.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 16.5%, 99.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,766,209
CSS custom property--colour: #FFD501;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68851WCAG 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 14.77:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#002AFE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#012BFF
Analogous#FF5601, #AAFF01
Triadic#01FFD5, #D501FF
Split complementary#01AAFF, #5601FF
Tetradic#01FF56, #012BFF, #FF01AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G213
B1
Red255 (100%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue50.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G D5 · B 01
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