Colour

#FFE442

#FFE442
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE442 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 228, 66 and HSL 51°, 100%, 63%. 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

#FFE442#FFE442

HEX#FFE442

RGBrgb(255, 228, 66)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.8941, 0.2588

RGB percentages100%, 89.4%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(51.4, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,114

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.43:1

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

Contrast with black16.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#001BBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FADE22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE84Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD3C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 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 text16.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.8 Yellow · ΔE 23.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.4 Khaki · ΔE 32.2 Orange · ΔE 34.7 Yellow green · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#425DFF

Analogous#FF8642, #BBFF42

Triadic#42FFE4, #E442FF

Split complementary#42BBFF, #8642FF

Tetradic#42FF86, #425DFF, #FF42BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFADB

Lighter +20%#FFF3A8

Lighter +10%#FFEB75

Darker −10%#FFDD0F

Darker −20%#DBBC00

Darker −30%#A89000

Darker −40%#756400

More saturated +25%#FFE442

Less saturated −25%#E7D35A

Channel breakdown

R255

G228

B66

Red255 (100%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E4 · B 42

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