Recognised as Colour
#FFDA27
- #FFDA27
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFDA27 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 218, 39 and HSL 50°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFDA27#FFDA27
HEX#FFDA27
RGBrgb(255, 218, 39)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8549, 0.1529
RGB percentages100%, 85.5%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(49.7, 100%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 84.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 84.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,767,527
CSS custom property--colour: #FFDA27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.31:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#0025D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#274CFF
Analogous#FF6E27, #B8FF27
Triadic#27FFDA, #DA27FF
Split complementary#27B8FF, #6E27FF
Tetradic#27FF6E, #274CFF, #FF27B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G218
B39
Red255 (100%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue49.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G DA · B 27
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