Recognised as Colour

#FFE53A

#FFE53A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE53A is a yellow with RGB values 255, 229, 58 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

#FFE53A#FFE53A

HEX#FFE53A

RGBrgb(255, 229, 58)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.898, 0.2275

RGB percentages100%, 89.8%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(52.1, 100%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 77.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 10.2%, 77.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,362

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE53A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225 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#001AC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBDF0Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE847no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD4C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 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 text16.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.1 Yellow · ΔE 21.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 28 Khaki · ΔE 34.9 Orange · ΔE 35.5 Yellow green · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A54FF

Analogous#FF833A, #B7FF3A

Triadic#3AFFE5, #E53AFF

Split complementary#3AB6FF, #833AFF

Tetradic#3AFF83, #3A54FF, #FF3AB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF9D3

Lighter +20%#FFF2A0

Lighter +10%#FFEC6D

Darker −10%#FFDE07

Darker −20%#D3B700

Darker −30%#A08B00

Darker −40%#6D5F00

More saturated +25%#FFE53A

Less saturated −25%#E6D353

Channel breakdown

R255

G229

B58

Red255 (100%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue52.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E5 · B 3A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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