Colour

#FFE72D

#FFE72D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE72D is a yellow with RGB values 255, 231, 45 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

#FFE72D#FFE72D

HEX#FFE72D

RGBrgb(255, 231, 45)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9059, 0.1765

RGB percentages100%, 90.6%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(53.1, 100%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 82.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 82.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,861

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE72D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78601WCAG 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#0018D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEE000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE93Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.7 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 9.1 Yellow · ΔE 17.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.8 Yellow green · ΔE 36.5 Orange · ΔE 37.2 Khaki · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D45FF

Analogous#FF7E2D, #AEFF2D

Triadic#2DFFE7, #E72DFF

Split complementary#2DAEFF, #7E2DFF

Tetradic#2DFF7E, #2D45FF, #FF2DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF9

Lighter +30%#FFF8C6

Lighter +20%#FFF393

Lighter +10%#FFED60

Darker −10%#F9DD00

Darker −20%#C6AF00

Darker −30%#938200

Darker −40%#605500

More saturated +25%#FFE72D

Less saturated −25%#E5D347

Channel breakdown

R255

G231

B45

Red255 (100%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue53.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E7 · B 2D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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