Colour

#FFDC55

#FFDC55
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFDC55 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 220, 85 and HSL 48°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFDC55#FFDC55

HEX#FFDC55

RGBrgb(255, 220, 85)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8627, 0.3333

RGB percentages100%, 86.3%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(47.6, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 13.7%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,768,085

CSS custom property--colour: #FFDC55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.62:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#0023AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2D844no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE35Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCCC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.7 Khaki · ΔE 24.3 Orange · ΔE 31.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5578FF

Analogous#FF8755, #CDFF55

Triadic#55FFDC, #DC55FF

Split complementary#55CDFF, #8755FF

Tetradic#55FF87, #5578FF, #FF55CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBEE

Lighter +20%#FFF1BB

Lighter +10%#FFE688

Darker −10%#FFD122

Darker −20%#EEBD00

Darker −30%#BB9400

Darker −40%#886C00

More saturated +25%#FFDC55

Less saturated −25%#EACF6A

Channel breakdown

R255

G220

B85

Red255 (100%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue47.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G DC · B 55

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