Colour

#FFDA55

#FFDA55
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFDA55 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 218, 85 and HSL 47°, 100%, 67%. 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

#FFDA55#FFDA55

HEX#FFDA55

RGBrgb(255, 218, 85)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8549, 0.3333

RGB percentages100%, 85.5%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(46.9, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 14.5%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,767,573

CSS custom property--colour: #FFDA55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#0025AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0D644no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9E15Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.8 Khaki · ΔE 24.1 Orange · ΔE 30.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#557AFF

Analogous#FF8555, #CFFF55

Triadic#55FFDA, #DA55FF

Split complementary#55CFFF, #8555FF

Tetradic#55FF85, #557AFF, #FF55CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBEE

Lighter +20%#FFF0BB

Lighter +10%#FFE588

Darker −10%#FFCF22

Darker −20%#EEBA00

Darker −30%#BB9200

Darker −40%#886A00

More saturated +25%#FFDA55

Less saturated −25%#EACE6A

Channel breakdown

R255

G218

B85

Red255 (100%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue46.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G DA · B 55

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