Colour

#FFE55E

#FFE55E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE55E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 229, 94 and HSL 50°, 100%, 68%. 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

#FFE55E#FFE55E

HEX#FFE55E

RGBrgb(255, 229, 94)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.898, 0.3686

RGB percentages100%, 89.8%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(50.3, 100%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 63.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 10.2%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,398

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE55E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.62:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#001AA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FAE04Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE965no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 21 Khaki · ΔE 22.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.9 Yellow · ΔE 32.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.8 Yellow green · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E78FF

Analogous#FF945E, #C9FF5E

Triadic#5EFFE5, #E55EFF

Split complementary#5EC9FF, #945EFF

Tetradic#5EFF94, #5E78FF, #FF5EC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEF7

Lighter +20%#FFF5C4

Lighter +10%#FFED91

Darker −10%#FFDD2B

Darker −20%#F7CF00

Darker −30%#C4A400

Darker −40%#917A00

More saturated +25%#FFE55E

Less saturated −25%#EBD772

Channel breakdown

R255

G229

B94

Red255 (100%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue50.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E5 · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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