Colour
#FFE600
- #FFE600
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE600 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 230, 0 and HSL 54°, 100%, 50%. 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
#FFE600#FFE600
HEX#FFE600
RGBrgb(255, 230, 0)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.902, 0
RGB percentages100%, 90.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(54.1, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.1, 100%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,770,560
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE600;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.57:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#0019FF
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 text16.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0019FF
Analogous#FF6700, #98FF00
Triadic#00FFE6, #E600FF
Split complementary#0099FF, #6700FF
Tetradic#00FF66, #0019FF, #FF0098
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G230
B0
Red255 (100%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue54.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E6 · B 00
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