Colour
#FFE955
- #FFE955
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE955 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 233, 85 and HSL 52°, 100%, 67%. 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
#FFE955#FFE955
HEX#FFE955
RGBrgb(255, 233, 85)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9137, 0.3333
RGB percentages100%, 91.4%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(52.2, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,771,413
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE955;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.80194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.04:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#0016AA
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 text17.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#556BFF
Analogous#FF9455, #C0FF55
Triadic#55FFE9, #E955FF
Split complementary#55C0FF, #9455FF
Tetradic#55FF94, #556BFF, #FF55C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G233
B85
Red255 (100%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue52.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E9 · B 55
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