Colour
#FFE355
- #FFE355
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE355 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 227, 85 and HSL 50°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFE355#FFE355
HEX#FFE355
RGBrgb(255, 227, 85)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8902, 0.3333
RGB percentages100%, 89%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(50.1, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,769,877
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE355;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.37:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#001CAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5571FF
Analogous#FF8E55, #C6FF55
Triadic#55FFE3, #E355FF
Split complementary#55C6FF, #8E55FF
Tetradic#55FF8E, #5571FF, #FF55C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G227
B85
Red255 (100%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue50.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E3 · B 55
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