Colour
#FFE655
- #FFE655
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE655 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 230, 85 and HSL 51°, 100%, 67%. 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
#FFE655#FFE655
HEX#FFE655
RGBrgb(255, 230, 85)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.902, 0.3333
RGB percentages100%, 90.2%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(51.2, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,770,645
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE655;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.7:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0019AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#556EFF
Analogous#FF9155, #C3FF55
Triadic#55FFE6, #E655FF
Split complementary#55C3FF, #9155FF
Tetradic#55FF91, #556EFF, #FF55C3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G230
B85
Red255 (100%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue51.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E6 · B 55
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