Colour
#FFE435
- #FFE435
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE435 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 228, 53 and HSL 52°, 100%, 60%. 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
#FFE435#FFE435
HEX#FFE435
RGBrgb(255, 228, 53)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8941, 0.2078
RGB percentages100%, 89.4%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(52, 100%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 79.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 79.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,770,101
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE435;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.2 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#DDDDDD
Inverted#001BCA
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#3550FF
Analogous#FF7F35, #B5FF35
Triadic#35FFE4, #E435FF
Split complementary#35B5FF, #7F35FF
Tetradic#35FF7F, #3550FF, #FF35B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G228
B53
Red255 (100%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue51.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E4 · B 35
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