Colour
#FFE254
- #FFE254
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE254 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 226, 84 and HSL 50°, 100%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFE254#FFE254
HEX#FFE254
RGBrgb(255, 226, 84)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8863, 0.3294
RGB percentages100%, 88.6%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(49.8, 100%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 67.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 67.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,769,620
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE254;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.26:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#001DAB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5471FF
Analogous#FF8C54, #C7FF54
Triadic#54FFE2, #E254FF
Split complementary#54C6FF, #8D54FF
Tetradic#54FF8D, #5471FF, #FF54C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G226
B84
Red255 (100%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue49.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E2 · B 54
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