Colour
#FFE044
- #FFE044
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE044 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 224, 68 and HSL 50°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFE044#FFE044
HEX#FFE044
RGBrgb(255, 224, 68)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8784, 0.2667
RGB percentages100%, 87.8%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(50.1, 100%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 73.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 73.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,769,092
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE044;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#001FBB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4463FF
Analogous#FF8344, #C0FF44
Triadic#44FFE0, #E044FF
Split complementary#44C1FF, #8244FF
Tetradic#44FF83, #4463FF, #FF44C1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G224
B68
Red255 (100%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue50.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E0 · B 44
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