Colour

#FFE01D

#FFE01D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE01D is a yellow with RGB values 255, 224, 29 and HSL 52°, 100%, 56%. 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

#FFE01D#FFE01D

HEX#FFE01D

RGBrgb(255, 224, 29)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8784, 0.1137

RGB percentages100%, 87.8%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(51.8, 100%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 88.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 12.2%, 88.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,769,053

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE01D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.93:1

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

Contrast with black15.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#001FE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7DA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE532no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.7 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 text15.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 5 Yellow · ΔE 19.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.9 Orange · ΔE 34 Yellow green · ΔE 39.2 Khaki · ΔE 40.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 5.05, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D3CFF

Analogous#FF6F1D, #ADFF1D

Triadic#1DFFE0, #E01DFF

Split complementary#1DADFF, #6F1DFF

Tetradic#1DFF6F, #1D3CFF, #FF1DAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFCE9

Lighter +30%#FFF5B6

Lighter +20%#FFEE83

Lighter +10%#FFE750

Darker −10%#E9C900

Darker −20%#B69D00

Darker −30%#837100

Darker −40%#504500

More saturated +25%#FFE01D

Less saturated −25%#E3CC39

Channel breakdown

R255

G224

B29

Red255 (100%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue51.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E0 · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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