Colour

#FFE62E

#FFE62E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE62E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 230, 46 and HSL 53°, 100%, 59%. 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

#FFE62E#FFE62E

HEX#FFE62E

RGBrgb(255, 230, 46)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.902, 0.1804

RGB percentages100%, 90.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(52.8, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 82%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 9.8%, 82%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,606

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE62E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.61:1

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

Contrast with black16.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#0019D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDDF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE93Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 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 text16.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 8.7 Yellow · ΔE 18.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.2 Yellow green · ΔE 36.6 Orange · ΔE 36.6 Khaki · ΔE 38.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E47FF

Analogous#FF7E2E, #AFFF2E

Triadic#2EFFE6, #E62EFF

Split complementary#2EAFFF, #7E2EFF

Tetradic#2EFF7E, #2E47FF, #FF2EAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFA

Lighter +30%#FFF8C7

Lighter +20%#FFF294

Lighter +10%#FFEC61

Darker −10%#FADC00

Darker −20%#C7AF00

Darker −30%#948200

Darker −40%#615500

More saturated +25%#FFE62E

Less saturated −25%#E5D248

Channel breakdown

R255

G230

B46

Red255 (100%)

Green230 (90.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue52.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E6 · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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