Recognised as Colour
#FFDD38
- #FFDD38
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFDD38 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 221, 56 and HSL 50°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFDD38#FFDD38
HEX#FFDD38
RGBrgb(255, 221, 56)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8667, 0.2196
RGB percentages100%, 86.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(49.7, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 78%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,768,312
CSS custom property--colour: #FFDD38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.65:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#0022C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#385AFF
Analogous#FF7938, #BDFF38
Triadic#38FFDD, #DD38FF
Split complementary#38BDFF, #7A38FF
Tetradic#38FF7A, #385AFF, #FF38BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G221
B56
Red255 (100%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue49.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G DD · B 38
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