Colour

#FFE52E

#FFE52E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE52E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 229, 46 and HSL 53°, 100%, 59%. 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

#FFE52E#FFE52E

HEX#FFE52E

RGBrgb(255, 229, 46)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.898, 0.1804

RGB percentages100%, 89.8%, 18%

HSLhsl(52.5, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 82%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 10.2%, 82%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,350

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE52E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77496WCAG 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 16.5:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#001AD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCDE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

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

Tritanopia#FFD4C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 8.3 Yellow · ΔE 18.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.6 Orange · ΔE 36 Yellow green · ΔE 36.8 Khaki · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E48FF

Analogous#FF7D2E, #B0FF2E

Triadic#2EFFE5, #E52EFF

Split complementary#2EB0FF, #7D2EFF

Tetradic#2EFF7D, #2E48FF, #FF2EB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFA

Lighter +30%#FFF8C7

Lighter +20%#FFF294

Lighter +10%#FFEB61

Darker −10%#FADB00

Darker −20%#C7AE00

Darker −30%#948200

Darker −40%#615500

More saturated +25%#FFE52E

Less saturated −25%#E5D148

Channel breakdown

R255

G229

B46

Red255 (100%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue52.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E5 · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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