Colour

#FFE73D

#FFE73D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE73D is a yellow with RGB values 255, 231, 61 and HSL 53°, 100%, 62%. 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

#FFE73D#FFE73D

HEX#FFE73D

RGBrgb(255, 231, 61)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9059, 0.2392

RGB percentages100%, 90.6%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(52.6, 100%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 76.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 76.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,770,877

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE73D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.75:1

Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#0018C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDE014no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEA4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.2 Yellow · ΔE 20.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Khaki · ΔE 34.4 Yellow green · ΔE 35.1 Orange · ΔE 36.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D55FF

Analogous#FF863D, #B6FF3D

Triadic#3DFFE7, #E73DFF

Split complementary#3DB6FF, #863DFF

Tetradic#3DFF86, #3D55FF, #FF3DB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFAD6

Lighter +20%#FFF4A3

Lighter +10%#FFED70

Darker −10%#FFE10A

Darker −20%#D6BC00

Darker −30%#A38F00

Darker −40%#706200

More saturated +25%#FFE73D

Less saturated −25%#E7D555

Channel breakdown

R255

G231

B61

Red255 (100%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue52.58°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E7 · B 3D

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Colour values

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