Colour
#FFE538
- #FFE538
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE538 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 229, 56 and HSL 52°, 100%, 61%. 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
#FFE538#FFE538
HEX#FFE538
RGBrgb(255, 229, 56)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.898, 0.2196
RGB percentages100%, 89.8%, 22%
HSLhsl(52.2, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 78%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,770,360
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE538;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.52:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#001AC7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3852FF
Analogous#FF8238, #B6FF38
Triadic#38FFE5, #E538FF
Split complementary#38B5FF, #8138FF
Tetradic#38FF82, #3852FF, #FF38B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G229
B56
Red255 (100%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue52.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E5 · B 38
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