Recognised as Colour
#FFE84A
- #FFE84A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE84A is a yellow with RGB values 255, 232, 74 and HSL 52°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFE84A#FFE84A
HEX#FFE84A
RGBrgb(255, 232, 74)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9098, 0.2902
RGB percentages100%, 91%, 29%
HSLhsl(52.4, 100%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 71%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 71%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,771,146
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE84A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.89:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0017B5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A61FF
Analogous#FF8D4A, #BCFF4A
Triadic#4AFFE8, #E84AFF
Split complementary#4ABCFF, #8D4AFF
Tetradic#4AFF8D, #4A61FF, #FF4ABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G232
B74
Red255 (100%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue52.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E8 · B 4A
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