Recognised as Colour

#FFDB2D

#FFDB2D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFDB2D is a yellow with RGB values 255, 219, 45 and HSL 50°, 100%, 59%. 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

#FFDB2D#FFDB2D

HEX#FFDB2D

RGBrgb(255, 219, 45)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8588, 0.1765

RGB percentages100%, 85.9%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(49.7, 100%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 82.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 14.1%, 82.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,767,789

CSS custom property--colour: #FFDB2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1

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

Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#0024D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3D600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCE23Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC9BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 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 text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 6.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.3 Yellow · ΔE 24.4 Orange · ΔE 30.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 36.7 Khaki · ΔE 36.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D51FF

Analogous#FF722D, #BAFF2D

Triadic#2DFFDB, #DB2DFF

Split complementary#2DBAFF, #722DFF

Tetradic#2DFF72, #2D51FF, #FF2DBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF9

Lighter +30%#FFF5C6

Lighter +20%#FFEC93

Lighter +10%#FFE460

Darker −10%#F9CE00

Darker −20%#C6A400

Darker −30%#937A00

Darker −40%#605000

More saturated +25%#FFDB2D

Less saturated −25%#E5CA47

Channel breakdown

R255

G219

B45

Red255 (100%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue49.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G DB · B 2D

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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