Recognised as Colour
#FFDA51
- #FFDA51
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFDA51 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 218, 81 and HSL 47°, 100%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFDA51#FFDA51
HEX#FFDA51
RGBrgb(255, 218, 81)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8549, 0.3176
RGB percentages100%, 85.5%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(47.2, 100%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.2, 68.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 68.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,767,569
CSS custom property--colour: #FFDA51;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.4:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#0025AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5176FF
Analogous#FF8351, #CDFF51
Triadic#51FFDA, #DA51FF
Split complementary#51CDFF, #8351FF
Tetradic#51FF83, #5176FF, #FF51CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G218
B81
Red255 (100%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue47.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G DA · B 51
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