Colour
#FFE66A
- #FFE66A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#FFE66A is a yellow with RGB values 255, 230, 106 and HSL 50°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#FFE66A#FFE66A
HEX#FFE66A
RGBrgb(255, 230, 106)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.902, 0.4157
RGB percentages100%, 90.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(49.9, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 58.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,770,666
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE66A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.78:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#001995
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A83FF
Analogous#FF9B6A, #CEFF6A
Triadic#6AFFE6, #E66AFF
Split complementary#6ACDFF, #9B6AFF
Tetradic#6AFF9B, #6A83FF, #FF6ACD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G230
B106
Red255 (100%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue49.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E6 · B 6A
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