Colour

#FFEB3E

#FFEB3E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFEB3E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 235, 62 and HSL 54°, 100%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFEB3E#FFEB3E

HEX#FFEB3E

RGBrgb(255, 235, 62)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9216, 0.2431

RGB percentages100%, 92.2%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(53.8, 100%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.8, 75.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.8%, 75.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,902

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEB3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81024WCAG 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 17.2:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#0014C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE414no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEC4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDACAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.5 Yellow · ΔE 18.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.9 Yellow green · ΔE 34.2 Khaki · ΔE 35.1 Orange · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E52FF

Analogous#FF8A3E, #B2FF3E

Triadic#3EFFEB, #EB3EFF

Split complementary#3EB2FF, #8A3EFF

Tetradic#3EFF8B, #3E52FF, #FF3EB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBD7

Lighter +20%#FFF6A4

Lighter +10%#FFF071

Darker −10%#FFE60B

Darker −20%#D7C100

Darker −30%#A49300

Darker −40%#716500

More saturated +25%#FFEB3E

Less saturated −25%#E7D856

Channel breakdown

R255

G235

B62

Red255 (100%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue53.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EB · B 3E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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