Colour

#FFE900

#FFE900
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE900 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 233, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 50%. 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

#FFE900#FFE900

HEX#FFE900

RGBrgb(255, 233, 0)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9137, 0

RGB percentages100%, 91.4%, 0%

HSLhsl(54.8, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.8, 100%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,328

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.91:1

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

Contrast with black16.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#0016FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEB2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD7C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.5 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 text16.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.6 Yellow · ΔE 12.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 35.7 Yellow green · ΔE 39 Orange · ΔE 40.2 Green yellow · ΔE 42.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0016FF

Analogous#FF6900, #96FF00

Triadic#00FFE9, #E900FF

Split complementary#0096FF, #6900FF

Tetradic#00FF69, #0016FF, #FF0096

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBCC

Lighter +30%#FFF699

Lighter +20%#FFF266

Lighter +10%#FFED33

Darker −10%#CCBA00

Darker −20%#998C00

Darker −30%#665D00

Darker −40%#332F00

More saturated +25%#FFE900

Less saturated −25%#DFCF20

Channel breakdown

R255

G233

Red255 (100%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue54.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E9 · B 00

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