Colour
#FFE500
- #FFE500
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE500 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 229, 0 and HSL 54°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFE500#FFE500
HEX#FFE500
RGBrgb(255, 229, 0)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.898, 0
RGB percentages100%, 89.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(53.9, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.9, 100%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,770,304
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE500;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.46:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#001AFF
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 text16.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#001AFF
Analogous#FF6500, #9AFF00
Triadic#00FFE5, #E500FF
Split complementary#009AFF, #6500FF
Tetradic#00FF65, #001AFF, #FF009A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G229
B0
Red255 (100%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue53.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E5 · B 00
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