Colour

#FFE64B

#FFE64B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE64B is a yellow with RGB values 255, 230, 75 and HSL 52°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFE64B#FFE64B

HEX#FFE64B

RGBrgb(255, 230, 75)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.902, 0.2941

RGB percentages100%, 90.2%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(51.7, 100%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 70.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 9.8%, 70.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,635

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE64B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.67:1

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

Contrast with black16.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#0019B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCE032no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE955no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 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 text16.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.4 Yellow · ΔE 25.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.5 Khaki · ΔE 29.6 Yellow green · ΔE 34.5 Orange · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B64FF

Analogous#FF8C4B, #BEFF4B

Triadic#4BFFE6, #E64BFF

Split complementary#4BBEFF, #8C4BFF

Tetradic#4BFF8C, #4B64FF, #FF4BBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBE4

Lighter +20%#FFF4B1

Lighter +10%#FFED7E

Darker −10%#FFDF18

Darker −20%#E4C400

Darker −30%#B19800

Darker −40%#7E6D00

More saturated +25%#FFE64B

Less saturated −25%#E9D661

Channel breakdown

R255

G230

B75

Red255 (100%)

Green230 (90.2%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue51.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E6 · B 4B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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