Recognised as Colour

#FFE35A

#FFE35A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE35A is a yellow with RGB values 255, 227, 90 and HSL 50°, 100%, 68%. 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

#FFE35A#FFE35A

HEX#FFE35A

RGBrgb(255, 227, 90)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8902, 0.3529

RGB percentages100%, 89%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(49.8, 100%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 64.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 64.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,769,882

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE35A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1

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

Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#001CA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8DE49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE761no 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 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 text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.7 Khaki · ΔE 23.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 24 Yellow · ΔE 31.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 33.5 Orange · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A76FF

Analogous#FF915A, #C9FF5A

Triadic#5AFFE3, #E35AFF

Split complementary#5AC9FF, #905AFF

Tetradic#5AFF91, #5A76FF, #FF5AC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDF3

Lighter +20%#FFF4C0

Lighter +10%#FFEC8D

Darker −10%#FFDA27

Darker −20%#F3CA00

Darker −30%#C09F00

Darker −40%#8D7500

More saturated +25%#FFE35A

Less saturated −25%#EAD56F

Channel breakdown

R255

G227

B90

Red255 (100%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue49.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E3 · B 5A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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