Colour

#FFEB5E

#FFEB5E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFEB5E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 235, 94 and HSL 53°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFEB5E#FFEB5E

HEX#FFEB5E

RGBrgb(255, 235, 94)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9216, 0.3686

RGB percentages100%, 92.2%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(52.5, 100%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 63.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.8%, 63.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,934

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEB5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.3:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#0014A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE44Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFED66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDBCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 20.6 Khaki · ΔE 23.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.9 Yellow · ΔE 29.1 Yellow green · ΔE 32.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E72FF

Analogous#FF9A5E, #C3FF5E

Triadic#5EFFEB, #EB5EFF

Split complementary#5EC2FF, #9B5EFF

Tetradic#5EFF9A, #5E72FF, #FF5EC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEF7

Lighter +20%#FFF8C4

Lighter +10%#FFF191

Darker −10%#FFE52B

Darker −20%#F7D800

Darker −30%#C4AC00

Darker −40%#917F00

More saturated +25%#FFEB5E

Less saturated −25%#EBDC72

Channel breakdown

R255

G235

B94

Red255 (100%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue52.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EB · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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