Recognised as Colour
#FFE35D
- #FFE35D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE35D is a yellow with RGB values 255, 227, 93 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
#FFE35D#FFE35D
HEX#FFE35D
RGBrgb(255, 227, 93)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8902, 0.3647
RGB percentages100%, 89%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(49.6, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 63.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,769,885
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE35D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.4:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#001CA2
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 text16.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D79FF
Analogous#FF925D, #CAFF5D
Triadic#5DFFE3, #E35DFF
Split complementary#5DCAFF, #925DFF
Tetradic#5DFF92, #5D79FF, #FF5DCA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G227
B93
Red255 (100%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue49.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E3 · B 5D
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