Colour

#FFE63F

#FFE63F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE63F is a yellow with RGB values 255, 230, 63 and HSL 52°, 100%, 62%. 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

#FFE63F#FFE63F

HEX#FFE63F

RGBrgb(255, 230, 63)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.902, 0.2471

RGB percentages100%, 90.2%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(52.2, 100%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 75.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 9.8%, 75.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,623

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE63F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.64:1

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

Contrast with black16.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#0019C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCDF1Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE94Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.9 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 text16.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.4 Yellow · ΔE 21.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.9 Khaki · ΔE 33.6 Yellow green · ΔE 35.1 Orange · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F58FF

Analogous#FF863F, #B8FF3F

Triadic#3FFFE6, #E63FFF

Split complementary#3FB8FF, #863FFF

Tetradic#3FFF86, #3F58FF, #FF3FB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFAD8

Lighter +20%#FFF3A5

Lighter +10%#FFED72

Darker −10%#FFDF0C

Darker −20%#D8BC00

Darker −30%#A59000

Darker −40%#726300

More saturated +25%#FFE63F

Less saturated −25%#E7D457

Channel breakdown

R255

G230

B63

Red255 (100%)

Green230 (90.2%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue52.19°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E6 · B 3F

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Colour values

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