Recognised as Colour

#FFDF4E

#FFDF4E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFDF4E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 223, 78 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

#FFDF4E#FFDF4E

HEX#FFDF4E

RGBrgb(255, 223, 78)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8745, 0.3059

RGB percentages100%, 87.5%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(49.2, 100%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 69.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 12.5%, 69.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,768,846

CSS custom property--colour: #FFDF4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.92:1

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

Contrast with black15.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#0020B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5DA39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDE556no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 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 text15.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.5 Khaki · ΔE 27.2 Yellow · ΔE 29.8 Orange · ΔE 32.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E6EFF

Analogous#FF874E, #C6FF4E

Triadic#4EFFDF, #DF4EFF

Split complementary#4EC6FF, #874EFF

Tetradic#4EFF87, #4E6EFF, #FF4EC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBE7

Lighter +20%#FFF1B4

Lighter +10%#FFE881

Darker −10%#FFD61B

Darker −20%#E7BD00

Darker −30%#B49300

Darker −40%#816A00

More saturated +25%#FFDF4E

Less saturated −25%#E9D164

Channel breakdown

R255

G223

B78

Red255 (100%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue49.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G DF · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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