Colour
#FFE871
- #FFE871
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#FFE871 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 232, 113 and HSL 50°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#FFE871#FFE871
HEX#FFE871
RGBrgb(255, 232, 113)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9098, 0.4431
RGB percentages100%, 91%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(50.3, 100%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 55.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 55.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,771,185
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE871;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.80165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.03:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#00178E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7188FF
Analogous#FFA171, #CFFF71
Triadic#71FFE8, #E871FF
Split complementary#71CFFF, #A171FF
Tetradic#71FFA1, #7188FF, #FF71CF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G232
B113
Red255 (100%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue50.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E8 · B 71
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