Recognised as Colour
#FFED27
- #FFED27
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFED27 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 237, 39 and HSL 55°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFED27#FFED27
HEX#FFED27
RGBrgb(255, 237, 39)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9294, 0.1529
RGB percentages100%, 92.9%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(55, 100%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55, 84.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 7.1%, 84.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,772,391
CSS custom property--colour: #FFED27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.81975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.39:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#0012D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2739FF
Analogous#FF8127, #A5FF27
Triadic#27FFED, #ED27FF
Split complementary#27A5FF, #8127FF
Tetradic#27FF81, #2739FF, #FF27A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G237
B39
Red255 (100%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G ED · B 27
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