Recognised as Colour
#FFDE38
- #FFDE38
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFDE38 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 222, 56 and HSL 50°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFDE38#FFDE38
HEX#FFDE38
RGBrgb(255, 222, 56)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8706, 0.2196
RGB percentages100%, 87.1%, 22%
HSLhsl(50.1, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 78%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,768,568
CSS custom property--colour: #FFDE38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.76:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#0021C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3859FF
Analogous#FF7A38, #BDFF38
Triadic#38FFDE, #DE38FF
Split complementary#38BDFF, #7B38FF
Tetradic#38FF7A, #3859FF, #FF38BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G222
B56
Red255 (100%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue50.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G DE · B 38
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