Colour
#FFE216
- #FFE216
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE216 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 226, 22 and HSL 53°, 100%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFE216#FFE216
HEX#FFE216
RGBrgb(255, 226, 22)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8863, 0.0863
RGB percentages100%, 88.6%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(52.5, 100%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 91.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 91.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,769,558
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE216;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.14:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#001DE9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1633FF
Analogous#FF6E16, #A7FF16
Triadic#16FFE2, #E216FF
Split complementary#16A7FF, #6E16FF
Tetradic#16FF6E, #1633FF, #FF16A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G226
B22
Red255 (100%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue52.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E2 · B 16
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