Colour

#FFE42E

#FFE42E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE42E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 228, 46 and HSL 52°, 100%, 59%. 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

#FFE42E#FFE42E

HEX#FFE42E

RGBrgb(255, 228, 46)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8941, 0.1804

RGB percentages100%, 89.4%, 18%

HSLhsl(52.2, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 82%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 82%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,094

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE42E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76944WCAG 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 16.39:1

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

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

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#001BD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBDE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE83Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.3 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 8 Yellow · ΔE 19.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 29 Orange · ΔE 35.4 Yellow green · ΔE 37 Khaki · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E49FF

Analogous#FF7C2E, #B2FF2E

Triadic#2EFFE4, #E42EFF

Split complementary#2EB1FF, #7B2EFF

Tetradic#2EFF7C, #2E49FF, #FF2EB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFA

Lighter +30%#FFF8C7

Lighter +20%#FFF194

Lighter +10%#FFEB61

Darker −10%#FADA00

Darker −20%#C7AD00

Darker −30%#948100

Darker −40%#615400

More saturated +25%#FFE42E

Less saturated −25%#E5D148

Channel breakdown

R255

G228

B46

Red255 (100%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue52.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E4 · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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