Colour

#FFE359

#FFE359
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE359 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 227, 89 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

#FFE359#FFE359

HEX#FFE359

RGBrgb(255, 227, 89)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8902, 0.349

RGB percentages100%, 89%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(49.9, 100%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 65.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 65.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,769,881

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.38:1

Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#001CA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8DE48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE760no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD3C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.3 Khaki · ΔE 23.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 24 Yellow · ΔE 31.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 33.9 Orange · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5975FF

Analogous#FF9059, #C8FF59

Triadic#59FFE3, #E359FF

Split complementary#59C8FF, #9059FF

Tetradic#59FF90, #5975FF, #FF59C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDF2

Lighter +20%#FFF4BF

Lighter +10%#FFEC8C

Darker −10%#FFDA26

Darker −20%#F2C900

Darker −30%#BF9F00

Darker −40%#8C7400

More saturated +25%#FFE359

Less saturated −25%#EAD56E

Channel breakdown

R255

G227

B89

Red255 (100%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue49.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E3 · B 59

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