Colour

#FFEB3F

#FFEB3F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFEB3F is a yellow with RGB values 255, 235, 63 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

#FFEB3F#FFEB3F

HEX#FFEB3F

RGBrgb(255, 235, 63)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9216, 0.2471

RGB percentages100%, 92.2%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(53.7, 100%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.7, 75.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.8%, 75.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,903

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEB3F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81036WCAG 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 17.21:1

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

Contrast with black17.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#0014C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE417no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEC4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 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 text17.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.6 Yellow · ΔE 19 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.7 Yellow green · ΔE 34.1 Khaki · ΔE 34.8 Orange · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F53FF

Analogous#FF8B3F, #B3FF3F

Triadic#3FFFEB, #EB3FFF

Split complementary#3FB3FF, #8B3FFF

Tetradic#3FFF8B, #3F53FF, #FF3FB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBD8

Lighter +20%#FFF6A5

Lighter +10%#FFF072

Darker −10%#FFE60C

Darker −20%#D8C200

Darker −30%#A59400

Darker −40%#726600

More saturated +25%#FFEB3F

Less saturated −25%#E7D857

Channel breakdown

R255

G235

B63

Red255 (100%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue53.75°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EB · B 3F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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