Colour

#FFE85D

#FFE85D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE85D is a yellow with RGB values 255, 232, 93 and HSL 51°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFE85D#FFE85D

HEX#FFE85D

RGBrgb(255, 232, 93)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9098, 0.3647

RGB percentages100%, 91%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(51.5, 100%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 63.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 9%, 63.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,165

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE85D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.95:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#0017A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDE24Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEB65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD8CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 20.3 Khaki · ΔE 23.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.4 Yellow · ΔE 30.2 Yellow green · ΔE 33.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D74FF

Analogous#FF975D, #C5FF5D

Triadic#5DFFE8, #E85DFF

Split complementary#5DC5FF, #975DFF

Tetradic#5DFF97, #5D74FF, #FF5DC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEF6

Lighter +20%#FFF6C3

Lighter +10%#FFEF90

Darker −10%#FFE12A

Darker −20%#F6D300

Darker −30%#C3A700

Darker −40%#907C00

More saturated +25%#FFE85D

Less saturated −25%#EBD971

Channel breakdown

R255

G232

B93

Red255 (100%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue51.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E8 · B 5D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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