Colour

#FFE81D

#FFE81D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE81D is a yellow with RGB values 255, 232, 29 and HSL 54°, 100%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFE81D#FFE81D

HEX#FFE81D

RGBrgb(255, 232, 29)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9098, 0.1137

RGB percentages100%, 91%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(53.9, 100%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.9, 88.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 9%, 88.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,101

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE81D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.81:1

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

Contrast with black16.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#0017E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEA34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 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 text16.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 9.3 Yellow · ΔE 14.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.2 Yellow green · ΔE 37.6 Orange · ΔE 38.6 Khaki · ΔE 42.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D34FF

Analogous#FF771D, #A5FF1D

Triadic#1DFFE8, #E81DFF

Split complementary#1DA5FF, #771DFF

Tetradic#1DFF77, #1D34FF, #FF1DA5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDE9

Lighter +30%#FFF8B6

Lighter +20%#FFF283

Lighter +10%#FFED50

Darker −10%#E9D100

Darker −20%#B6A300

Darker −30%#837600

Darker −40%#504800

More saturated +25%#FFE81D

Less saturated −25%#E3D139

Channel breakdown

R255

G232

B29

Red255 (100%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue53.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E8 · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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