Recognised as Colour
#FFE25A
- #FFE25A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE25A is a yellow with RGB values 255, 226, 90 and HSL 49°, 100%, 68%. 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
#FFE25A#FFE25A
HEX#FFE25A
RGBrgb(255, 226, 90)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8863, 0.3529
RGB percentages100%, 88.6%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(49.5, 100%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 64.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 64.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,769,626
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE25A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.28:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#001DA5
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 text16.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5A77FF
Analogous#FF8F5A, #CAFF5A
Triadic#5AFFE2, #E25AFF
Split complementary#5AC9FF, #905AFF
Tetradic#5AFF8F, #5A77FF, #FF5AC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G226
B90
Red255 (100%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue49.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E2 · B 5A
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