Colour
#FFE40B
- #FFE40B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE40B is a yellow with RGB values 255, 228, 11 and HSL 53°, 100%, 52%. 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
#FFE40B#FFE40B
HEX#FFE40B
RGBrgb(255, 228, 11)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8941, 0.0431
RGB percentages100%, 89.4%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(53.4, 100%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 95.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 95.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,770,059
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE40B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.35:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#001BF4
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 text16.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B26FF
Analogous#FF6A0B, #A0FF0B
Triadic#0BFFE4, #E40BFF
Split complementary#0BA0FF, #6A0BFF
Tetradic#0BFF6A, #0B26FF, #FF0BA0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G228
B11
Red255 (100%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue53.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E4 · B 0B
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