Colour
#FFE946
- #FFE946
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE946 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 233, 70 and HSL 53°, 100%, 64%. 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
#FFE946#FFE946
HEX#FFE946
RGBrgb(255, 233, 70)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9137, 0.2745
RGB percentages100%, 91.4%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(52.9, 100%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 72.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 72.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,771,398
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE946;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#0016B9
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 text17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#465CFF
Analogous#FF8C46, #B8FF46
Triadic#46FFE9, #E946FF
Split complementary#46B8FF, #8C46FF
Tetradic#46FF8D, #465CFF, #FF46B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G233
B70
Red255 (100%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue52.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E9 · B 46
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