Colour

#FFD912

#FFD912
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFD912 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 217, 18 and HSL 50°, 100%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#FFD912

RGBrgb(255, 217, 18)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.851, 0.0706

RGB percentages100%, 85.1%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(50.4, 100%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 92.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 14.9%, 92.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,767,250

CSS custom property--colour: #FFD912;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.19:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#0026ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1D400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE02Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 1.6 Yellow · ΔE 22.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.4 Orange · ΔE 30.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 38.6 Khaki · ΔE 41.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 1.63, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1238FF

Analogous#FF6212, #AFFF12

Triadic#12FFD9, #D912FF

Split complementary#12AFFF, #6212FF

Tetradic#12FF62, #1238FF, #FF12AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFADE

Lighter +30%#FFF2AB

Lighter +20%#FFE978

Lighter +10%#FFE145

Darker −10%#DEBA00

Darker −20%#AB9000

Darker −30%#786500

Darker −40%#453A00

More saturated +25%#FFD912

Less saturated −25%#E1C530

Channel breakdown

R255

G217

B18

Red255 (100%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue50.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G D9 · B 12

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