Colour

#FFE95E

#FFE95E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFE95E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 233, 94 and HSL 52°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFE95E#FFE95E

HEX#FFE95E

RGBrgb(255, 233, 94)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9137, 0.3686

RGB percentages100%, 91.4%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(51.8, 100%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 63.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,422

CSS custom property--colour: #FFE95E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.07:1

Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#0016A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEE34Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEB66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD9CCno 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 text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 20.7 Khaki · ΔE 23.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.9 Yellow · ΔE 30.1 Yellow green · ΔE 33.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E74FF

Analogous#FF995E, #C5FF5E

Triadic#5EFFE9, #E95EFF

Split complementary#5EC5FF, #985EFF

Tetradic#5EFF99, #5E74FF, #FF5EC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEF7

Lighter +20%#FFF7C4

Lighter +10%#FFF091

Darker −10%#FFE22B

Darker −20%#F7D500

Darker −30%#C4A900

Darker −40%#917D00

More saturated +25%#FFE95E

Less saturated −25%#EBDA72

Channel breakdown

R255

G233

B94

Red255 (100%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue51.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G E9 · B 5E

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