Colour

#FFE42A

#FFE42A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE42A is a yellow with RGB values 255, 228, 42 and HSL 52°, 100%, 58%. 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

#FFE42A#FFE42A

HEX#FFE42A

RGBrgb(255, 228, 42)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8941, 0.1647

RGB percentages100%, 89.4%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(52.4, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 83.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,090

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE42A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224 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#DCDCDC

Inverted#001BD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBDE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE73Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD2C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.7 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 7.6 Yellow · ΔE 18.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.6 Orange · ΔE 35.6 Yellow green · ΔE 37.3 Khaki · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A45FF

Analogous#FF7A2A, #AFFF2A

Triadic#2AFFE4, #E42AFF

Split complementary#2AAFFF, #792AFF

Tetradic#2AFF7A, #2A45FF, #FF2AB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF6

Lighter +30%#FFF7C3

Lighter +20%#FFF190

Lighter +10%#FFEA5D

Darker −10%#F6D700

Darker −20%#C3AA00

Darker −30%#907E00

Darker −40%#5D5100

More saturated +25%#FFE42A

Less saturated −25%#E4D045

Channel breakdown

R255

G228

B42

Red255 (100%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue52.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E4 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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