Colour
#FFE555
- #FFE555
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE555 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 229, 85 and HSL 51°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFE555#FFE555
HEX#FFE555
RGBrgb(255, 229, 85)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.898, 0.3333
RGB percentages100%, 89.8%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(50.8, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,770,389
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE555;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.59:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#001AAA
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 text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#556FFF
Analogous#FF9055, #C4FF55
Triadic#55FFE5, #E555FF
Split complementary#55C4FF, #9055FF
Tetradic#55FF90, #556FFF, #FF55C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G229
B85
Red255 (100%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue50.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E5 · B 55
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