Colour

#FFE546

#FFE546
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE546 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 229, 70 and HSL 52°, 100%, 64%. 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

#FFE546#FFE546

HEX#FFE546

RGBrgb(255, 229, 70)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.898, 0.2745

RGB percentages100%, 89.8%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(51.6, 100%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 72.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 10.2%, 72.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,374

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE546;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.55:1

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

Contrast with black16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#001AB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBDF2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE850no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD4C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 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 text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13 Yellow · ΔE 24.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.5 Khaki · ΔE 31.1 Yellow green · ΔE 35 Orange · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4660FF

Analogous#FF8846, #BDFF46

Triadic#46FFE5, #E546FF

Split complementary#46BDFF, #8846FF

Tetradic#46FF88, #4660FF, #FF46BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBDF

Lighter +20%#FFF3AC

Lighter +10%#FFEC79

Darker −10%#FFDE13

Darker −20%#DFC000

Darker −30%#AC9400

Darker −40%#796800

More saturated +25%#FFE546

Less saturated −25%#E8D45D

Channel breakdown

R255

G229

B70

Red255 (100%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue51.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E5 · B 46

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