Recognised as Colour

#FFDF4B

#FFDF4B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFDF4B is a yellow with RGB values 255, 223, 75 and HSL 49°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFDF4B#FFDF4B

HEX#FFDF4B

RGBrgb(255, 223, 75)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8745, 0.2941

RGB percentages100%, 87.5%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(49.3, 100%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 70.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 12.5%, 70.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,768,843

CSS custom property--colour: #FFDF4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.91:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#0020B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5DA34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDE454no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCEC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.7 Khaki · ΔE 28.2 Yellow · ΔE 28.9 Orange · ΔE 32.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B6BFF

Analogous#FF854B, #C5FF4B

Triadic#4BFFDF, #DF4BFF

Split complementary#4BC5FF, #854BFF

Tetradic#4BFF85, #4B6BFF, #FF4BC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFAE4

Lighter +20%#FFF1B1

Lighter +10%#FFE87E

Darker −10%#FFD618

Darker −20%#E4BB00

Darker −30%#B19200

Darker −40%#7E6800

More saturated +25%#FFDF4B

Less saturated −25%#E9D061

Channel breakdown

R255

G223

B75

Red255 (100%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue49.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G DF · B 4B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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