Recognised as Colour
#FFDE45
- #FFDE45
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFDE45 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 222, 69 and HSL 49°, 100%, 64%. 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
#FFDE45#FFDE45
HEX#FFDE45
RGBrgb(255, 222, 69)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8706, 0.2706
RGB percentages100%, 87.1%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(49.4, 100%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 72.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 72.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,768,581
CSS custom property--colour: #FFDE45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.79:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#0021BA
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 text15.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4566FF
Analogous#FF8145, #C3FF45
Triadic#45FFDE, #DE45FF
Split complementary#45C3FF, #8145FF
Tetradic#45FF81, #4566FF, #FF45C3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G222
B69
Red255 (100%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue49.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G DE · B 45
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