Colour

#FFE72C

#FFE72C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE72C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 231, 44 and HSL 53°, 100%, 59%. 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

#FFE72C#FFE72C

HEX#FFE72C

RGBrgb(255, 231, 44)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9059, 0.1725

RGB percentages100%, 90.6%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(53.2, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.2, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 82.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,860

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE72C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.72:1

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

Contrast with black16.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#0018D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEE000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE93Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.9 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 text16.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 9 Yellow · ΔE 17.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 31 Yellow green · ΔE 36.6 Orange · ΔE 37.3 Khaki · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C44FF

Analogous#FF7E2C, #AEFF2C

Triadic#2CFFE7, #E72CFF

Split complementary#2CADFF, #7E2CFF

Tetradic#2CFF7E, #2C44FF, #FF2CAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF8

Lighter +30%#FFF8C5

Lighter +20%#FFF392

Lighter +10%#FFED5F

Darker −10%#F8DC00

Darker −20%#C5AF00

Darker −30%#928100

Darker −40%#5F5400

More saturated +25%#FFE72C

Less saturated −25%#E5D346

Channel breakdown

R255

G231

B44

Red255 (100%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue53.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E7 · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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