Colour

#FFE322

#FFE322
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE322 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 227, 34 and HSL 52°, 100%, 57%. 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

#FFE322#FFE322

HEX#FFE322

RGBrgb(255, 227, 34)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8902, 0.1333

RGB percentages100%, 89%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(52.4, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 86.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,769,826

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE322;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.2 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#DBDBDB

Inverted#001CDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FADD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE736no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original

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

Gold · ΔE 6.7 Yellow · ΔE 18.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 30 Orange · ΔE 35.5 Yellow green · ΔE 38.2 Khaki · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#223EFF

Analogous#FF7422, #ADFF22

Triadic#22FFE3, #E322FF

Split complementary#22ADFF, #7422FF

Tetradic#22FF74, #223EFF, #FF22AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDEE

Lighter +30%#FFF6BB

Lighter +20%#FFF088

Lighter +10%#FFE955

Darker −10%#EED000

Darker −20%#BBA300

Darker −30%#887700

Darker −40%#554A00

More saturated +25%#FFE322

Less saturated −25%#E3CE3E

Channel breakdown

R255

G227

B34

Red255 (100%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue52.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E3 · B 22

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