Colour
#FFE61E
- #FFE61E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE61E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 230, 30 and HSL 53°, 100%, 56%. 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
#FFE61E#FFE61E
HEX#FFE61E
RGBrgb(255, 230, 30)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.902, 0.1176
RGB percentages100%, 90.2%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(53.3, 100%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 88.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 88.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,770,590
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE61E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.9 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#DDDDDD
Inverted#0019E1
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#1E37FF
Analogous#FF751E, #A7FF1E
Triadic#1EFFE6, #E61EFF
Split complementary#1EA7FF, #751EFF
Tetradic#1EFF76, #1E37FF, #FF1EA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G230
B30
Red255 (100%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue53.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E6 · B 1E
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